REPIQUE

Etymology 1

Noun

repique (plural repiques)

(card games) In piquet, a bonus of 60 points awarded to a player who scores 30 points during the declaration phase, prior to the opponent scoring anything.

Verb

repique (third-person singular simple present repiques, present participle repiquing, simple past and past participle repiqued)

(card games, transitive) To score a repique against.

Etymology 2

Noun

repique (plural repiques)

Alternative form of repinique (“Brazilian drum”)

Anagrams

• perique, piqueer, re-equip, reequip

Source: Wiktionary



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Word of the Day

23 November 2024

THEORETICAL

(adjective) concerned primarily with theories or hypotheses rather than practical considerations; “theoretical science”


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