péquin
French, noun/pe.kɛ̃/
péquin is spelled P-É-Q-U-I-N (6 letters) and appears about once in every 23 million words in written French, the 154,162nd most frequent French word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Péquin is a French masculine noun meaning “civvy” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “Individu, civil (par opposition au soldat)”.
What does péquin mean in English?
noun
- 1
masculineslangcivvy
- 2
colloquialmasculineJoe Schmoe, rando
Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How French dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Individu, civil (par opposition au soldat). 2. Personne anonyme.
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 péquin
- péquins plural
- pékin
Source: English Wiktionary and French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce péquin?
- /pe.kɛ̃/
- \pe.kɛ̃\
Sources: English Wiktionary, French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is péquin in French?
péquin appears about once in every 23 million words in written French.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).