"chiche" meaning in French

See chiche in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

IPA: /ʃiʃ/ Audio: LL-Q150 (fra)-LoquaxFR-chiche.wav Forms: chiches [plural]
Etymology: Inherited from Old French chiche, possibly from or related to Latin ciccum, or alternatively an expressive or onomatopoetic expression (compare Spanish chico, Catalan xic). The interjection probably derives from the "capable" sense, suggesting in its usage "not capable". Etymology templates: {{glossary|Inherited}} Inherited, {{inh|fr|fro|chiche|||g=|g2=|g3=|id=|lit=|nocat=|pos=|sc=|sort=|tr=|ts=}} Old French chiche, {{inh+|fr|fro|chiche}} Inherited from Old French chiche, {{der|fr|la|ciccum}} Latin ciccum, {{cog|es|chico}} Spanish chico, {{cog|ca|xic}} Catalan xic Head templates: {{fr-adj}} chiche (plural chiches)
  1. mean, stingy Synonyms: mesquin, radin
    Sense id: en-chiche-fr-adj-CQWBkUrC
  2. scanty, meagre, stingy
    Sense id: en-chiche-fr-adj-Eq6B6Eil Categories (other): French entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of French entries with incorrect language header: 4 51 29 16
  3. (colloquial, predicative only) able, capable Tags: colloquial, predicative
    Sense id: en-chiche-fr-adj-q8O0KW1S
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Interjection

IPA: /ʃiʃ/ Audio: LL-Q150 (fra)-LoquaxFR-chiche.wav
Etymology: Inherited from Old French chiche, possibly from or related to Latin ciccum, or alternatively an expressive or onomatopoetic expression (compare Spanish chico, Catalan xic). The interjection probably derives from the "capable" sense, suggesting in its usage "not capable". Etymology templates: {{glossary|Inherited}} Inherited, {{inh|fr|fro|chiche|||g=|g2=|g3=|id=|lit=|nocat=|pos=|sc=|sort=|tr=|ts=}} Old French chiche, {{inh+|fr|fro|chiche}} Inherited from Old French chiche, {{der|fr|la|ciccum}} Latin ciccum, {{cog|es|chico}} Spanish chico, {{cog|ca|xic}} Catalan xic
  1. I dare you!
    Sense id: en-chiche-fr-intj-rzSElD7z
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Inflected forms

Download JSON data for chiche meaning in French (4.0kB)

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