flaque

See also: flaqué

French

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /flak/

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Etymology 1

Borrowed from Picard flaque or Norman flaque, from Old Northern French flaque. Compare Old French flache (adjective).

Noun

flaque f (plural flaques)

1. puddle

   Synonym: gouille (Switzerland)

   une flaque d’eau ― a puddle of water

   • 1949 [1946], Jacques Prévert, “Événements”, in Paroles [Words], Éditions Gallimard, page 54:

     puis elles s’approchent de la flaque / de la grande flaque de sang / mais la doyenne des mouches leur dit / Halte là mes enfants

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Etymology 2

From flaquer.

Verb

flaque

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

Further reading

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