taquin
Catalan
Verb
taquin
- third-person plural present subjunctive form of tacar
- third-person plural imperative form of tacar
French
Etymology
Old French taquehan, from Middle Dutch takehan.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ta.kɛ̃/
Adjective
taquin (feminine taquine, masculine plural taquins, feminine plural taquines)
- teasing; playful
- 1947, Boris Vian, L'écume des jours, Kindle edition:
- – Sûr ! dit Colin. Tu n’es pas dégoûtée d’embrasser un vilain mari comme moi… – C’est vrai que tu n’es pas beau, dit Chloé, taquine.
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Noun
taquin m (plural taquins)
- tease
Derived terms
- taquiner
Further reading
- “taquin”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
Anagrams
- naquit, naquît
- niquât