repique
repique noun: 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. Also the alternative form of repinique.
Noun
repique (plural repiques)
- 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)
- To score a repique against.
- "By Jove!" exclaimed Crediton, "that's the first time I've ever known Aurelius repiqued."1923, Ernest Bramah [pseudonym; Ernest Brammah Smith], “(please specify the page)”, in The Eyes of Max Carrados, London: Grant Richards, →OCLC
Also used as
repique is also the alternative form of repinique.
Forms of repique
| Noun | |
|---|---|
| plural | repiques |
| Verb | |
| third-person singular present | repiques |
| present participle | repiquing |
| past participle | repiqued |
| past | repiqued |
Origin of repique
From French [Term?].
Questions about repique
- What does repique mean?
- Repique means 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.
- What part of speech is repique?
- Repique can be a noun or a verb.
- What is the plural of repique?
- The plural of repique is repiques.
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