caque
French
Etymology
From Middle French quaque, kaque, from Old French caque, borrowed from Old Norse kakki, kaggi, kaggr. Cognate with English cag, keg and possibly to chag.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /kak/
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Noun
caque f (plural caques)
- keg, barrel (especially for storing herring)
Derived terms
- encaquer
Further reading
- “caque”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.