bique

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Chibcha[edit]

Pronunciation[edit]

Noun[edit]

bique

  1. face, countenance
  2. color

References[edit]

  • Gómez Aldana D. F., Análisis morfológico del Vocabulario 158 de la Biblioteca Nacional de Colombia. Grupo de Investigación Muysccubun. 2013.
  • Quesada Pacheco, Miguel Ángel. 1991. El vocabulario mosco de 1612. En estudios de Lingüística Chibcha. Programa de investigación del departamento de lingüística de la Universidad de Costa Rica. Serie Anual Tomo X San José (Costa Rica). Universidad de Costa Rica.

French[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Inherited from Middle French bique, originally dialectal (northern France), of obscure origin. Likely of North Germanic origin related to Icelandic bikkja (old mare, nag). Compare Norman biche (goat", also "drunken woman).

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /bik/
  • (file)

Noun[edit]

bique f (plural biques)

  1. (colloquial) she-goat
  2. female horse, mare
  3. (derogatory) bat, bag, witch (old woman)

Further reading[edit]

Galician[edit]

Verb[edit]

bique

  1. inflection of bicar:
    1. first/third-person singular present subjunctive
    2. third-person singular imperative

Portuguese[edit]

Verb[edit]

bique

  1. inflection of bicar:
    1. first/third-person singular present subjunctive
    2. third-person singular imperative