parquet.
A wooden floor made of wooden tiles or veneers arranged in a decorative geometrical pattern.
Meaning & usage
A wooden floor made of wooden tiles or veneers arranged in a decorative geometrical pattern.
The part of a theatre between the orchestra and the parquet circle.
In some European countries, the branch of the administrative government that handles prosecutions; a procuratorate.
In some European bourses or stock exchanges, the railed-in space within which the agents de change, or privileged brokers, conduct business; also, the business conducted by them, distinguished from the coulisse, or outside market.
Where this word comes from
Etymology tree Early Medieval Latin par(ri)cus Old French parc Middle French parc French parc Proto-Indo-European *-tós Proto-Italic *-tosder.? Late Latin -ittus Old French -et Middle French -et French -et French parquetbor. English parquet Borrowed from French parquet.
To lay or fit such a floor.
Where this word comes from
Etymology tree Early Medieval Latin par(ri)cus Old French parc Middle French parc French parc Proto-Indo-European *-tós Proto-Italic *-tosder.? Late Latin -ittus Old French -et Middle French -et French -et French parquetbor. English parquet Borrowed from French parquet.
Try it on your idea.
parquet has 7 characters. Say it out loud, try it alongside a description of your project, and see whether its meaning fits what you want to create.
These are naming prompts. Meanings and pronunciation can vary; existing brand and domain uses have not been checked.
Explore the name generatorA word with a source.
Definitions, grammatical labels, IPA, etymology and examples: Wiktionary contributors, extracted by Kaikki / Wiktextract. Adapted under CC BY-SA 4.0. Selected fields and authored examples are shown; third-party quotations and audio are omitted. See contributor history.
Last enriched 2026-09-10. Definitions are in English. Romanizations are shown when supplied by the source; syllable estimates are omitted for unsupported scripts.