crique

Meaning

1. (feminine) cove
2. (feminine) creek (stream of water)

Concepts

inlet

creek

cove

bay

fried potato patty

latke

potato pancake

fried mashed potatoes

recess

brook

pocket beach

notch

bight

stream

engpass

small bay

anabranch

glade

bottleneck

gulf

jack

Synonyms

baie

anse

bras de rivière

ruisseau

calanque

golfe

lac

fiord

petit cours d’eau

petite baie

orifice d’entrée

petit bras de mer

Translations

insenatura

Bucht

cala

ensenada

enseada

inham

kreek

cala

desfiladeiro

κολπίσκος

aestuarium

seno

baai

creps de patata

Pronounced as (IPA)

/kʁik/

Etymology

Inherited from Middle French: crique

Inherited from Old French: crique

Cognate with English: creek

In summary

From Middle French crique, from Old French crique, from Old Norse kriki (“cove, bight”), from Proto-Germanic *krikkiz (“nook, corner”), related to *krōkaz (“something bent”). Related to English creek, Old Norse kríkr (“bend, bay”). Probably also related to Old Norse krókr (“hook”).