caque

common nounverb

Syllable Decomposition

caque

a caque "barrel where salted herrings are stacked", (1337) caqueharenc "herring cask", (1389) quaque de vernis, (1397) a kaque, (1680) caque. Some make this word feminine, but most skilled people and those who use the caque make it masculine; regularly feminine since the dictionary of the Academy of 1718.

Definitions

Plural

caques

Translations

  • spanishspanish:barril de arenques
  • dutchdutch:harington

See also

caque (v.) caques (v.) caqueux (cn.) caqueux (cn.) encaqueuse (adj.) caquage (cn.) caquer (v.) caquette (cn.) caqueur (cn.) encaqueur (cn.) encaquement (cn.) encaquer (v.)