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riquiqui

French, noun/ʁi.ki.ki/

riquiqui is a French masculine noun meaning “cheap, inferior brandy” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “Eau-de-vie de qualité médiocre”.

What does riquiqui mean in English?

adjective

  1. 1

    informaltiny, narrow, cramped

noun

  1. 1

    datedmasculinecheap, inferior brandy

Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How French dictionaries define it

adjective: 1. Ridiculement petit ou étriqué.

noun: 1. Eau-de-vie de qualité médiocre.

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 riquiqui

  • rikiki alternative

Source: English Wiktionary and French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).

How do you pronounce riquiqui?

  • /ʁi.ki.ki/
  • \ʁi.ki.ki\

Sources: English Wiktionary, French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.

How common is riquiqui in French?

riquiqui appears about once in every 7 million words in written French.

Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).