risqué

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Contents 1 English 1.1 Alternative spellings 1.2 Etymology 1.3 Pronunciation 1.4 Adjective 1.4.1 See also 2 French 2.1 Adjective 2.2 Verb

[edit] English

[edit] Alternative spellings

• risque (US)

[edit] Etymology

French from risquer (“‘to risk’”)

[edit] Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA: /ɹɪsˈkeɪ/, SAMPA: /r\Is"keI/

  Rhymes: -eɪ

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[edit] Adjective

risqué (comparative more risqué, superlative most risqué)

1. Suggestive of sexual impropriety; bordering on the indelicate.

[edit] See also

• near the knuckle (UK)

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[edit] French

[edit] Adjective

risqué m. (f. risquée, m. plural risqués, f. plural risquées)

1. risky
2. risque, risqué

[edit] Verb

risqué

1. Past participle of risquer.