Belgium
chique
Meaning
a sweet
Elsewhere
bonbon
Explanation
Standard French says bonbon. Around Liège a chique is a sweet, and across Belgium the word can also mean chewing gum.
Example
Tu veux une chique avant d’aller au ciné ?
Do you want a sweet before we go to the cinema?
Origin
From chiquer, to chew.
Where
Liège
Source
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