repique

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noun

In piquet, a bonus of 60 points awarded to a player who scores 30 points during the declaration phase, prior to the opponent scoring anything.

OriginFrench [Term?] →
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Meanings

repique1

nounrepique (plural repiques)

plural repiques

  1. card gamesIn piquet, a bonus of 60 points awarded to a player who scores 30 points during the declaration phase, prior to the opponent scoring anything.
verbrepique (third-person singular simple present repiques, present participle repiquing, simple past and past participle repiqued)

present singular third person repiques · participle present repiquing · participle past repiqued · past repiqued

  1. transitivecard gamesTo score a repique against.

    "By Jove!" exclaimed Crediton, "that's the first time I've ever known Aurelius repiqued."

    1923, Ernest Bramah [pseudonym; Ernest Brammah Smith], “(please specify the page)”, in The Eyes of Max Carrados, London: Grant Richards, →OCLC

repique2

nounrepique (plural repiques)

plural repiques

  1. alternativeAlternative form of repinique (“Brazilian drum”).

Origin

  1. French[Term?]
  2. Englishrepique

From French [Term?].

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APA

repique. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/repique

MLA

“repique.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/repique. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “repique,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/repique.

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