criquet

See also: críquet

Catalan

Etymology

Borrowed from English cricket.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Central) [kɾiˈkɛt]
• IPA^(key): (Balearic) [kɾiˈkət]
• IPA^(key): (Valencia) [kɾiˈket]

Noun

criquet m (uncountable)

1. cricket (game)

Further reading

• “criquet” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.
• “criquet”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2025
• “criquet” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua.

French

Etymology

Inherited from Middle French criquet, from Old French criket, from Old French criquer (“to crack, creak”), of Germanic origin. Compare Dutch kriek, krekel (“cricket”), English creak.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kʁi.kɛ/

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Noun

criquet m (plural criquets)

1. locust (insect)

Synonyms

• (Louisiana, Cajun French, Acadian) cheval du diable m

Further reading

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

Old French

Alternative forms

• criket

Noun

criquet oblique singular, m (oblique plural criquez or criquetz, nominative singular criquez or criquetz, nominative plural criquet)

1. locust (insect)

Spanish

Noun

criquet m (plural criquets)

1. Misspelling of críquet.