equivoques

[ek-wuh-vohk, ee-kwuh-]

eq·ui·voque

[ek-wuh-vohk, ee-kwuh-]
noun
1.
an equivocal term; an ambiguous expression.
2.
a play on words; pun.
3.
double meaning; ambiguity.
Also, eq·ui·voke.


Origin:
1350–1400; Middle English equivoc adj.; see equivocal
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Equivoques is always a great word to know.
So is quincunx. Does it mean:
a fool or simpleton; ninny.
an arrangement of five objects, as trees, in a square or rectangle, one at each corner and one in the middle.
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