narquois

French

Etymology

From the Old French noun narquin.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /naʁ.kwa/

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Adjective

narquois (feminine narquoise, masculine plural narquois, feminine plural narquoises)

1. ironic
2. satirical; parodic

Noun

narquois m (plural narquois)

1. a wandering, begging, former soldier who often feigns injury or disability
2. criminal slang, argot

Further reading

• “narquois”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.

Anagrams

• arquions, raquions