"faquin" meaning in French

See faquin in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /fa.kɛ̃/ Audio: LL-Q150 (fra)-Poslovitch-faquin.wav Forms: faquins [plural]
Rhymes: -ɛ̃ Etymology: Uncertain. Probably from Italian facchino or, alternatively, from Middle French facque (from Middle Dutch fac (“compartment, closed space”), corresponding to modern Dutch vak) + -in. Etymology templates: {{uncertain|fr}} Uncertain, {{bor|fr|it|facchino}} Italian facchino, {{inh|fr|frm|facque}} Middle French facque, {{der|fr|dum|fac|t=compartment, closed space}} Middle Dutch fac (“compartment, closed space”), {{cog|nl|vak}} Dutch vak Head templates: {{fr-noun|m}} faquin m (plural faquins)
  1. (rare) porter Tags: masculine, rare
    Sense id: en-faquin-fr-noun-94sbvar6 Categories (other): French entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of French entries with incorrect language header: 82 18 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 57 43 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 79 21
  2. (archaic) wretch, rascal, knave Tags: archaic, masculine
    Sense id: en-faquin-fr-noun-9yCPULQJ Categories (other): People Disambiguation of People: 0 100

Inflected forms

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    "French terms derived from Italian",
    "French terms derived from Middle Dutch",
    "French terms derived from Middle French",
    "French terms inherited from Middle French",
    "French terms with IPA pronunciation",
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        "(rare) porter"
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    },
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