how to pronounce piquer

/pi.ke/

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piquer is pronounced in two syllables

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An example use of piquer in a speech by a native speaker of standard french:

“… vont piquer dans la caisse de ceux qui …”

meanings of piquer

verb:

To prick (pierce with a prick).
To nick, pinch, steal.
To sting (feel a stinging pain).
To stitch together.
To pride oneself on; to like to think that one can do (+ de).

piquer frequency in french - C1 level of CEFR

the word piquer occurs in french on average 12.2 times per one million words; this frequency warrants it to be in the study list for C1 level of language mastery according to CEFR, the Common European Framework of Reference.