claque

See also: Claque and claqué

English

Etymology

From French claquer (“to clap one's hands”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈklæk/, /ˈklɑːk/
• Homophones: clack, clerk (non-rhotic accents)

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Noun

claque (plural claques)

1. A group of people hired to attend a performance and to either applaud or boo.
2. A group of people who pre-arrange among themselves to express strong support for an idea, so as to give the false impression of a wider consensus.
3. A group of fawning admirers.

Translations

people hired to applaud or boo

• Bulgarian: клакьори (bg) pl (klakjori)
• Catalan: claca (ca) f
• Cebuano: batos
• French: claque (fr) f
• German: Claque (de) f
• Icelandic: klapplið n

• Italian: claque f
• Polish: klaka (pl) f
• Russian: кла́ка (ru) f (kláka), кла́керы (ru) m pl (klákery)
• Thai: หน้าม้า (th) (nâa-máa)
• Turkish: şakşakçı (tr)

Anagrams

• calque

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French

Etymology

From claquer.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /klak/

Noun

claque f (plural claques)

1. slap
2. slap on the cheek
3. (Quebec) overshoe
4. (sports) thrashing; thumping (heavy defeat)

claque m (plural claques)

1. (slang) gambling den
2. (slang) whorehouse, brothel

Synonyms

• (slap in the face or on the cheek): gifle, baffe, taloche
• (overshoe): shoe claque, chouclaque

Derived terms

• tête à claques

 

Descendants

• → Italian: claque
• → Spanish: claque

Further reading

• “claque” in Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).

Anagrams

• calque

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Italian

Etymology

From French claque.

Noun

claque f (invariable)

1. claque

Related terms

• clacchista

Further reading

• claque in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana

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Spanish

Etymology

From French claque.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈklake/, [ˈkla.ke]

Noun

claque f (plural claques)

1. claque

Further reading

• “claque” in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014.