picrique
French, adjective/pi.kʁik/
picrique is spelled P-I-C-R-I-Q-U-E (8 letters) and appears about once in every 38 million words in written French, the 196,291st most frequent French word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Picrique is a French adjective meaning “picric” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “Qualifie l’acide qui est obtenu par l’action de l’acide nitrique sur le phénol”.
What does picrique mean in English?
adjective
- 1
picric
Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How French dictionaries define it
adjective: 1. Qualifie l’acide qui est obtenu par l’action de l’acide nitrique sur le phénol.
adjective: 1. Enduit d’acide picrique.
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 picrique
- picriques plural
- picriqués plural masculine
- picriquée singular feminine
- picriquées plural feminine
Source: English Wiktionary and French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce picrique?
- /pi.kʁik/
- \pi.kʁik\
- \pi.kʁi.ke\
Sources: English Wiktionary, French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is picrique in French?
picrique appears about once in every 38 million words in written French.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).