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The French word for spade is
pique





spade

Plural

The plural of pique is piques.

French Definition


spade
     1. n. Pelle, bêche.
           To call a spade a spade. Appeler un chat un chat.
     2. n. (Cartes) Pique.
           The four suits in a deck of cards are clubs, diamonds, hearts and spades. (trèfle, carreau, cœur, pique)
           I have a spade. It is the three of spades.

Translations for spade and their definitions

bêche
     1. n-f. spade
     2. v. first-person singular present of bêcher
     3. v. third-person singular present of bêcher
     4. v. second-person singular imperative of bêcher


pelle
     1. n-f. shovel, spade
     2. n-f. dustpan
     3. n-f. fluke (anchor blade)
     4. n-f. (slang) French kiss


Pique
     1. Proper noun. .
     2. n-f. pike, lance
     3. n-m. (card games) spade (as a card suit)
           quatre de pique - four of spades
     4. v. first-person singular present of piquer
     5. v. third-person singular present of piquer
     6. v. second-person singular imperative of piquer


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