tique

See also: tiqué and tiquê

French

Etymology

From Middle French tique, ultimately from Proto-West Germanic *tīkō ~ *tikkō (“tick”). Thought to have been borrowed through Middle English tyke during the Hundred Years' War.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /tik/

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• Homophone: tic

Noun

tique f or m (plural tiques)

1. tick (animal)

Usage notes

• Masculine use is considered substandard.

Verb

tique

1. inflection of tiquer:
   1. first/third-person singular present indicative/subjunctive
   2. second-person singular imperative

Further reading

• “tique”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.

Norman

Etymology

Borrowed from English teak.

Noun

tique m (plural tiques)

1. (Jersey) teak

Portuguese

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈt͡ʃi.ki/

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈt͡ʃi.ki/
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈt͡ʃi.ke/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈti.kɨ/

• Rhymes: (Brazil) -iki, (Portugal) -ikɨ
• Hyphenation: ti‧que

Etymology 1

Borrowed from French tic.

Noun

tique m (plural tiques)

1. tic (habitual convulsive motion of a muscle)
2. habit (action performed repeatedly and automatically)

   Synonym: cacoete

Etymology 2

Borrowed from English tick.

Noun

tique m (plural tiques)

1. tick; check mark (a mark used as an indicator)

Derived terms

• ticar
• tiquear

 

Etymology 3

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

tique

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

Further reading

• “tique”, in Michaelis Dicionário Brasileiro da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), São Paulo: Editora Melhoramentos, 2015–2024

Spanish

Noun

tique m (plural tiques)

1. ticket
2. receipt

Further reading

• “tique”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 2024 December 10