faquin
French, noun/fa.kɛ̃/
faquin is a French masculine noun meaning “porter” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “Portefaix”.
What does faquin mean in English?
noun
- 1
masculinerareporter
- 2
archaicmasculinewretch, rascal, knave
Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How French dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Portefaix. 2. Mannequin de bois ou de paille contre lequel on courait avec une lance pour s’exercer dans les joutes 3. Homme de peu de valeur, mal élevé et méprisable. 4. Personnage fier, insolent, hautain ou impertinent.
adjective: 1. Qui est fier, insolent, hautain ou impertinent.
The definition in the French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), in French.
Source: French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of faquin
- faquins plural
- faquine feminine
- faquines plural feminine
Source: English Wiktionary and French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce faquin?
- /fa.kɛ̃/
- \fa.kɛ̃\
Sources: English Wiktionary, French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to faquin
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is faquin in French?
faquin appears about once in every 13 million words in written French.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).