presqu'
French, adverb/pʁɛsk/
presqu' is spelled P-R-E-S-Q-U (6 letters). Presqu' is a French adverb meaning “apocopic form of presque” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “Variante de presque dans les composés presqu’ile et presqu’atoll”.
What does presqu' mean in English?
adverb
- 1
apocopic form of presque
Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How French dictionaries define it
adverb: 1. Variante de presque dans les composés presqu’ile et presqu’atoll. 2. Variante de presque devant une voyelle.
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.
How do you pronounce presqu'?
- /pʁɛsk/
- \pʁɛsk‿\
Sources: English Wiktionary, French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.