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pique

Portuguese, noun/ˈpi.ki/

pique is spelled P-I-Q-U-E (5 letters) and appears 3.1 times per million words in written Portuguese, the 16,961st most frequent Portuguese word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Pique is a Portuguese masculine noun meaning “spear” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). It is also a first/third-person singular present subjunctive of picar. The Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) defines it as “lança de aproximadamente 3 metros, com uma ponta de metal”.

What does pique mean in English?

noun

  1. 1

    masculinespear

  2. 2

    masculinepike

  3. 3

    masculinehide-and-seek (game)

  4. 4

    masculinetantrum

  5. 5

    masculinetart or acid flavor

  6. 6

    informalmasculinedrive, steam (internal energy, motivation)

    Acho que eu perdi o pique pra jogar, na real.

noun

  1. 1

    Brazilinformalmasculinejab; vaccination

    Hoje eu tô no pique!

verb

  1. 1

    first/third-person singular present subjunctive

  2. 2

    third-person singular imperative

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

How Portuguese dictionaries define it

noun: 1. lança de aproximadamente 3 metros, com uma ponta de metal 2. brincadeira infantil na qual uma criança corre atrás de outras e tenta pegá-las antes de chegarem a um objetivo 3. energia, garra

The definition in the Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário), in Portuguese.

Source: Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.

Forms of pique

  • piques plural

Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).

How do you pronounce pique?

  • Brazil /ˈpi.ki/
  • Portugal /ˈpi.kɨ/

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

English words that translate to pique

Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.

How common is pique in Portuguese?

pique appears 3.1 times per million words in written Portuguese.

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

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