taquin
French, noun/ta.kɛ̃/
taquin is spelled T-A-Q-U-I-N (6 letters) and appears about once in every 2 million words in written French, the 41,186th most frequent French word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Taquin is a French masculine noun meaning “tease” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “Personne qui chamaille, plaisantin”.
What does taquin mean in English?
adjective
- 1
teasing; playful
noun
- 1
masculinetease
Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How French dictionaries define it
adjective: 1. Avare. 2. Qui prend un malin plaisir à contrarier ou à chicaner. 3. Relatif à Mesmay, commune située dans le département du Doubs.
noun: 1. Personne qui chamaille, plaisantin.
noun: 1. Jeu de taquin.
noun: 1. Habitant de Mesmay, commune française située dans le département du Doubs.
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 taquin
- taquine feminine
- taquins masculine plural
- taquines feminine plural
- Taquins plural
- Taquine feminine
Source: English Wiktionary and French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce taquin?
- /ta.kɛ̃/
- \ta.kɛ̃\
Sources: English Wiktionary, French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to taquin
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is taquin in French?
taquin 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).