pique-assiette

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French[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From piquer +‎ assiette.

Pronunciation[edit]

IPA^(key): /pi.ka.sjɛt/
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Noun[edit]

pique-assiette m (plural pique-assiettes)

(informal, derogatory) scrounger, freeloader, gatecrasher, sponger

Further reading[edit]

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

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