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choquer.

to hit, to collide

7 characters2 syllables approx.Français language

Meaning & usage

verb/ʃɔ.ke/
  1. to hit, to collide

  2. to shock (surprise, startle)

  3. to offend, to anger (especially in reflexive)

    Quebec
Where this word comes from

Inherited from Middle French chocquer (“to clash in battle, shock, offend, hurt”), from Old French choquer (“to strike against”) and Picard chuquier, çuker (“to collide in battle, knock”), both of Germanic origin, possibly from Frankish *skokkōn. Cognate with Old High German scoc (“jolt, shock, swing”), Middle High German schucken, schocken (“to hit, bump, deliver a blow to”), Middle Dutch schokken (“to push, jolt”), and English shock.

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