paquet

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Catalan

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Etymology

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Borrowed from French paquet.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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paquet m (plural paquets)

  1. packet, parcel
  2. punishment, sanction

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French

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Etymology

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From Middle French paquet, from Middle Dutch pac (Dutch pak), from Proto-Germanic *pakkô.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /pa.kɛ/
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Noun

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paquet m (plural paquets)

  1. packet
  2. pack (of cards)
  3. parcel
  4. bundle (of clothes)
  5. (rugby) pack
  6. (colloquial) wad (of cash)
    Il a touché un bon paquet.
    He got a fat sum.
    (literally, “He got a big wad.”)

Derived terms

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Descendants

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  • Catalan: paquet
  • German: Paket
  • Ottoman Turkish: پاكت (paket)
  • Persian: پاکت (pâkat)
  • Sicilian: pachettu
  • Spanish: paquete

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