different between bawdy vs risque

English

Etymology

bawd +? -y.

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /?b??di/
• (US) IPA^(key): /?b?di/
• Rhymes: -??di
• Homophone: body (in accents with the cot-caught merger)

Adjective

bawdy (comparative bawdier or more bawdy, superlative bawdiest or most bawdy)

1. (obsolete) Soiled, dirty. [from 14th Century]
2. Obscene; filthy; unchaste. [from 15th Century]
3. (of language) Sexual in nature and usually meant to be humorous but considered rude.

Derived terms

• bawdily
• bawdiness
• bawdy house

Translations

References

• Douglas Harper (2001–2021) , “bawdy”, in Online Etymology Dictionary

English

Etymology 1

Borrowed from French risqué.

Pronunciation

Adjective

risque (comparative more risque, superlative most risque)

1. (US) Alternative form of risqué

Etymology 2

Noun

risque (plural risques)

1. Obsolete spelling of risk

Anagrams

• Squier, Squire, quires, squier, squire

French

Etymology

From Middle French risque (first attested in 1578), borrowed from Old Italian risco (modern Italian rischio).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?isk/

Noun

risque m (plural risques)

1. risk

   Synonym: danger m

Derived terms

Descendants

• Turkish: risk

Verb

risque

1. first-person singular present indicative of risquer
2. third-person singular present indicative of risquer
3. first-person singular present subjunctive of risquer
4. third-person singular present subjunctive of risquer
5. second-person singular imperative of risquer

Further reading

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

Anagrams

• quiers, requis

Portuguese

Verb

risque

1. first-person singular (eu) present subjunctive of riscar
2. third-person singular (ele and ela, also used with você and others) present subjunctive of riscar
3. third-person singular (você) affirmative imperative of riscar
4. third-person singular (você) negative imperative of riscar