Pique — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

tightly woven fabric with raised cords

a sudden outburst of anger

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/pˈiːk/

🇬🇧British English

/pˈiːk/

🇮🇳Indian English

/pˈiːk/

1 syllable Say it as /pˈiːk/.

Examples

his temper sparked like damp firewood
Her tactless remark offended me

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

temper offend irritation

Parts of Speech

noun	tightly woven fabric with raised cords
noun	a sudden outburst of anger “his temper sparked like damp firewood”
verb	cause to feel resentment or indignation “Her tactless remark offended me”

Word Forms

pique	verb	cause to feel resentment or indignation
temper	verb	restrain
irritate	verb	cause annoyance in; disturb, especially by minor irritations
pique	noun	a sudden outburst of anger
offensive	adjective	substitute a harsher or distasteful term for a mild one
offence	noun	a feeling of anger caused by being offended

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Piqué

dicht gewebter Stoff mit erhabenen Kordeln

🇫🇷French

piquer

tissu étroitement tissé avec des cordons surélevés

🇪🇸Spanish

piqué

tela densamente tejida con cordones elevados

🇮🇹Italian

picchetto

tessuto a trama fitta con corde in rilievo

🇳🇱Dutch

prikkelen

strak geweven stof met opstaande koorden

🇵🇹Portuguese

ressentir

tecido bem tecido com cordões levantados

🇷🇺Russian

досада

плотная ткань с рельефными шнурами

India

🇮🇳Hindi

मनमुटाव

उभरी हुई डोरियों के साथ कसकर बुना हुआ कपड़ा

🇧🇩Bengali

পিক

উত্থাপিত দড়ি দিয়ে শক্তভাবে বোনা ফ্যাব্রিক

🇮🇳Tamil

பிக்

உயர்த்தப்பட்ட கயிறுகளுடன் இறுக்கமாக நெய்யப்பட்ட துணி

🇮🇳Marathi

पिक

उंचावलेल्या दोरांनी घट्ट विणलेले फॅब्रिक

🇮🇳Gujarati

પીક

ઉભા કરેલા દોરીઓ સાથે ચુસ્તપણે વણાયેલા ફેબ્રિક

🇮🇳Kannada

ಪಿಕ್

ಬೆಳೆದ ಹಗ್ಗಗಳೊಂದಿಗೆ ಬಿಗಿಯಾಗಿ ನೇಯ್ದ ಬಟ್ಟೆ

🇮🇳Malayalam

പിക്ക്

ഉയർത്തിയ ചരടുകളുള്ള ദൃഡമായി നെയ്ത തുണി

🇵🇰Urdu

پک

اونچی ڈوریوں کے ساتھ مضبوطی سے بنے ہوئے کپڑے

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

激怒

带凸起绳索的紧密编织织物

🇯🇵Japanese

ピケ

浮き上がったコードが付いたしっかりと織られた生地

🇰🇷Korean

돋우다

양각 끈으로 촘촘하게 짜여진 직물

🇻🇳Vietnamese

khiêu khích

vải dệt chặt với dây nâng

🇹🇭Thai

ปิเก้

ผ้าทอแน่นมีเชือกยกขึ้น

🇮🇩Indonesian

kekesalan

kain tenun rapat dengan tali terangkat

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

بيكيه

قماش منسوج بإحكام مع حبال مرتفعة

🇮🇷Persian

پیکه

پارچه محکم بافته شده با طناب های برجسته

🇹🇷Turkish

pike

yükseltilmiş kordonlarla sıkı dokunmuş kumaş

🇮🇱Hebrew

טִינָה

בד ארוג הדוק עם חוטים מוגבהים

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