"brique" meaning in French

See brique in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /bʁik/ Audio: Fr-brique.ogg , LL-Q150 (fra)-DenisdeShawi-brique.wav [Canada] (note: Shawinigan), LL-Q150 (fra)-LoquaxFR-brique.wav [France, Vosges], LL-Q150 (fra)-Lyokoï-brique.wav [France, Lyon], LL-Q150 (fra)-Mecanautes-brique.wav [France], LL-Q150 (fra)-Poslovitch-brique.wav [France, Vosges], LL-Q150 (fra)-WikiLucas00-brique.wav [France, Lyon], LL-Q150 (fra)-Jérémy-Günther-Heinz Jähnick-brique.wav [France] (note: Somain) Forms: briques [plural]
Etymology: Of Germanic origin, from Middle Low German bricke and Middle Dutch brike, related to breken (“to break”). Etymology templates: {{der|fr|gem|-}} Germanic, {{der|fr|gml|bricke}} Middle Low German bricke, {{der|fr|dum|brike}} Middle Dutch brike Head templates: {{fr-noun|f}} brique f (plural briques)
  1. brick (hardened block used for building) Tags: feminine
    Sense id: en-brique-fr-noun-0S6mfG9M
  2. carton box (food packaging) Tags: feminine
    Sense id: en-brique-fr-noun-uCzjqRWM
  3. (informal) doorstop (thick, massive book, large book) Tags: feminine, informal Synonyms: pavé
    Sense id: en-brique-fr-noun-WMQ4iXZU
  4. (slang, dated) ten thousand French francs (one million old francs, ~1524 euros) Tags: dated, feminine, slang Synonyms: plaque, bâton, patate
    Sense id: en-brique-fr-noun-mWg2MZmH Categories (other): French entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 3 entries, Pages with entries, Building materials Disambiguation of French entries with incorrect language header: 9 4 1 86 Disambiguation of Pages with 3 entries: 7 7 4 82 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 4 4 2 90 Disambiguation of Building materials: 11 7 5 77
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: avoir une brique dans le ventre

Inflected forms

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          "ref": "1994, Yasmina Reza, ‘Art’:",
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