requin

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(Anglais)

(masculine) shark
(derogatory, masculine) a person profiting from others by treachery

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Prononcé comme (IPA)

/ʁə.kɛ̃/

Hérité de ancien français

reschin

In summary

1529; Uncertain. Several origins have been proposed : * From requiem. Spellings such as requien (1578) or requiem (17th century) are influenced by this etymology. Probably a folk etymology. * re- + Picard or Norman quien (“dog”) (cognate of chien). Compare chien de mer (literally “sea dog”), a word used to refer to several species of sharks. * Deverbal of Old Northern French requignier (“to grimace while baring teeth”) (Old French reschignier, hence rechigner), from Frankish *kīnan (“to split open”).