"riquiqui" meaning in All languages combined

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Adjective [French]

IPA: /ʁi.ki.ki/ Audio: LL-Q150 (fra)-WikiLucas00-riquiqui.wav
Etymology: Onomatopoeic reduplication, compare ric-rac (“just about”). Etymology templates: {{onomatopoeic|fr}} Onomatopoeic, {{reduplication|fr|nocap=1}} reduplication, {{m|fr|ric-rac|t=just about}} ric-rac (“just about”) Head templates: {{fr-adj|inv=y}} riquiqui (invariable)
  1. (informal, also figurative) tiny, narrow, cramped Tags: also, figuratively, informal, invariable Synonyms: mesquin, étriqué, minuscule
    Sense id: en-riquiqui-fr-adj-JUXJWpJl
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: rikiki

Noun [French]

IPA: /ʁi.ki.ki/ Audio: LL-Q150 (fra)-WikiLucas00-riquiqui.wav
Etymology: Onomatopoeic reduplication, compare ric-rac (“just about”). Etymology templates: {{onomatopoeic|fr}} Onomatopoeic, {{reduplication|fr|nocap=1}} reduplication, {{m|fr|ric-rac|t=just about}} ric-rac (“just about”) Head templates: {{fr-noun|m|-}} riquiqui m (uncountable)
  1. (dated) cheap, inferior brandy Tags: dated, masculine, uncountable
    Sense id: en-riquiqui-fr-noun-H94U68DT Categories (other): French entries with incorrect language header, French onomatopoeias, French reduplications Disambiguation of French entries with incorrect language header: 41 59 Disambiguation of French onomatopoeias: 35 65 Disambiguation of French reduplications: 35 65
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: rikiki

Alternative forms

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          "ref": "2019 May 3, Alexandre Duyck, “L’Oslo alternatif”, in Le Monde",
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