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Енглески

Систем

ен+нг=енг

Etymology

Borrowed from Француски banquette, the diminutive form of banc.

Pronunciation

• (UK) МФА^(кључ): /baŋˈkɛt/, /bɒ̃ˈkɛt/
• (US) МФА^(кључ): /bæŋˈkɛt/
• Риме: -ɛt

Noun

banquette (plural banquettes)

1. (military) A narrow area behind a defensive wall's parapet elevated above its terreplein and used by defenders to shoot at attackers.
2. A bench built into a wall, especially (military) one built into a wall of a defensive trench, used for sitting and for shooting at attackers.
3. An upholstered bench, e.g., along a wall of a restaurant or lounge area.
4. (dated) A bench or similar seat on top of a diligence or other public vehicle.
   • 1899, Julia Ward Howe, Reminiscences

     My brother-in-law […] took refuge in the banquette.

5. (Louisiana, Texas) A sidewalk.
   • 1899, Kate Chopin, The Awakening:

     The boys were dragging along the banquette a small “express wagon,” which they had filled with blocks and sticks.

   • Шаблон:RQ:Toole Confederacy Dunces

References

• banquette at OneLook Dictionary Search
• banquette in The Century Dictionary, The Century Co., New York, 1911
• banquette на Википедији.Википедији

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Француски

Etymology

From Италијански banchetta, diminutive of banca (“bench”).

Pronunciation

• МФА^(кључ): /bɑ̃.kɛt/

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Noun

banquette f (plural banquettes)

1. bench

Derived terms

• banquette de tir

Descendants

• → Енглески: banquette
• → Руски: банке́т (bankét) (see there for further descendants)
• → Српскохрватски: bànkēt, ба̀нке̄т
• → Турски: banket

Further reading

• “banquette” in le Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).