croquis
English
Croquis drawing of a woman
Etymology
Borrowed from French croquis.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /kɹoʊˈkiː/
- Rhymes: -iː
Noun
croquis (plural croquis)
- (art) A quick and sketchy drawing, often of a live model. Croquis drawings are usually made in a few minutes, after which the model changes pose and another croquis is drawn.
Translations
a quick and sketchy drawing
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Catalan
Etymology
From French croquis.
Noun
croquis m (plural croquis)
- sketch
Derived terms
- croquisar
Further reading
- “croquis” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.
- “croquis”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2023
- “croquis” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua.
- “croquis” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.
French
Etymology
From croquer.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /kʁɔ.ki/
Audio (file)
Noun
croquis m (plural croquis)
- sketch
Descendants
- → Brazilian Portuguese: croqui, croquis
- → Catalan: croquis
- → English: croquis
- → Italian: croquis
- → Spanish: croquis
Further reading
- “croquis”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
Portuguese
Etymology
Unadapted borrowing from French croquis.
Noun
croquis m (invariable)
- Alternative form of croqui
Noun
croquis
- plural of croqui
Spanish
Etymology
Borrowed from French croquis.
Noun
croquis m (plural croquis)
- a sketch
- Synonyms: esbozo, boceto, bosquejo
- (climbing) topo
Further reading
- “croquis”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014