French word

brique

Pronunciation

IPA/bʁik/

Meaning

  • feminine nounbrick

Example

Cette maison est en brique.

This house is built of brick.

Illustration for brique (brick)

More examples

Il a posé la dernière brique.

He placed the last brick.

Core concept

A small fired-clay block joins with many identical blocks to form a solid wall.

Common phrases

  • façade en brique

    brick facade

  • mur en brique

    brick wall

Similar words

pierre: A naturally formed hard stone used in buildings and paving.
bois: Cut and processed wood used to make houses and furniture.
béton: A hard building material made by setting cement mixed with sand and gravel.
carton: A lightweight material made by layering thick paper for boxes and packaging.

Definition in French

Morceau de terre modelé puis cuit, servant comme unité de construction, en particulier pour les murs.

Word origin

French brique is borrowed from Middle Dutch bricke, a Germanic word related to English brick.

Usage tips

  • Brique is feminine: une brique, and the material phrase is en brique, as in une maison en brique.

Other meanings

  • brick-coloredadjective

Related words

  • briquettebriquettenoun

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