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cinque

Pronunciation: /sɪŋk/

(also cinq)
Definition of cinque

noun

  • 1the five on dice.
  • 2 (cinques) Bell-ringing a system of change-ringing using eleven bells, with five pairs changing places each time.

Origin:

late Middle English: from Old French cinc, cink, from Latin quinque 'five'

cinque in other Oxford dictionaries

Definition of cinque in the US English dictionary