loque
French, noun/lɔk/
loque is spelled L-O-Q-U-E (5 letters) and appears about once in every 2 million words in written French, the 46,078th most frequent French word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Loque is a French feminine noun meaning “wreck, basket case” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “Étoffe réduite en lambeaux par suite de l’usure”.
What does loque mean in English?
noun
- 1
feminineinformalwreck, basket case
- 2
femininerags
- 3
femininefabric scrap
noun
- 1
masculinelochus (a military unit headed by a lochagus)
Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How French dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Étoffe réduite en lambeaux par suite de l’usure. 2. Bande de tissu utilisée pour palisser les arbres en espalier. 3. Serpillière, chiffon. 4. Personne incapable de réagir, sans énergie.
noun: 1. Maladie bactérienne des ruches qui détruit les larves des abeilles.
adjective: 1. Terme présent dans la locution « hareng loqué ».
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 loque
- loques plural
- loqués plural masculine
- loquée singular feminine
- loquées plural feminine
Source: English Wiktionary and French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce loque?
- /lɔk/
- \lɔk\
Sources: English Wiktionary, French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to loque
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is loque in French?
loque appears about once in every 2 million words in written French.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).