"cinque" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /sɪŋk/ [UK, US], /sæŋk/ [UK, US] Audio: en-us-sink.ogg [US], en-us-sank.ogg [US] Forms: cinques [plural]
Rhymes: -ɪŋk, -æŋk Etymology: PIE word *pénkʷe From Middle English cink, from Middle French cinq, from Vulgar Latin cīnque, from Latin quīnque. The archaic spelling cinq is taken from modern French cinq, whereas the standard spelling is perhaps influenced by Italian cinque or a misspelling of the French. The variant pronunciation /sæŋk/ is based on Modern French. Doublet of five, punch, pimp, and Pompeii. Etymology templates: {{l|ine-pro|*pénkʷe}} *pénkʷe, {{PIE word|en|pénkʷe}} PIE word *pénkʷe, {{inh|en|enm|cink}} Middle English cink, {{der|en|frm|cinq}} Middle French cinq, {{der|en|VL.|cīnque}} Vulgar Latin cīnque, {{der|en|la|quīnque}} Latin quīnque, {{m|en|cinq}} cinq, {{cog|fr|cinq}} French cinq, {{cog|it|cinque}} Italian cinque, {{doublet|en|five|punch|pimp|Pompeii|id2=beverage|id3=five}} Doublet of five, punch, pimp, and Pompeii Head templates: {{en-noun}} cinque (plural cinques)
  1. (dice games, card games, dominoes) A card, die, or domino with five spots or pips. Categories (topical): Card games, Dice games, Dominoes Synonyms: cinq [archaic], sinque [obsolete], sink, sank (english: misspellings) Related terms: cinquefoil, cinque-pace, Cinque Ports Coordinate_terms: ace, deuce, trey, cater, sice Translations (Translations): シンク (shinku) (Japanese), cynk [masculine] (Polish), cynek [masculine] (Polish), quina [masculine] (Portuguese)

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