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Where does “chique” come from?

chique (French) comes from French chiquer — to chew tobacco; to chew gum.

chique (French): chewing gum

Definitions

  1. chewing gum

Ancestry of “chique”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchchiquerto chew tobacco; to chew gum

Words derived from “chique”

  • chicotte
  • cicca
  • ciccaiolo
  • chicotte
  • chicote
  • chicot
  • chicotear
  • chicote
  • chicotada
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