# parquet

> English word · Noun · IPA /ˈpɑːkeɪ/ · frequency rank #55,633

## Definitions
1. A wooden floor made of wooden tiles or veneers arranged in a decorative geometrical pattern.
2. The part of a theatre between the orchestra and the parquet circle.
3. In some European countries, the branch of the administrative government that handles prosecutions; a procuratorate.
4. In some European bourses or stock exchanges, the railed-in space within which the agents de change, or privileged brokers, conduct business; also, the business conducted by them, distinguished from the coulisse, or outside market.

## Etymology
Borrowed from French parquet.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/parquet