pique-assiette

French

noun
Definitions
  • (informal) scrounger, freeloader, gatecrasher, sponger

Etymology

Affix from French piquer + French assiette (dish).

Origin

French

assiette

Gloss

dish

Concept
Semantic Field

Food and drink

Ontological Category

Person/Thing

Emoji
馃摗

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