angelique

[ an-juh-leek ]

/ ˌæn dʒəˈlik /

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noun

a South American tree, Dicorynia paraensis, of the legume family.

the hard, reddish-brown wood of this tree, used in shipbuilding.

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Origin of angelique

<French: plant of Angelica genus. See angelic

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Angélique

[ an-juh-leek; French ahn-zhey-leek ]

/ ˌæn dʒəˈlik; French ɑ̃ ʒeɪˈlik /

noun

a female given name.

How to use angelique in a sentence

Cast: Geoff Stults, Chris Lowell, Parker Young, Keith David, Angelique Cabral.
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At the Global awards ceremony, musical artists set the crowd on fire, especially Benin singer Angelique Kidjo.
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He had several children, among others a daughter named Angelique.
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That was a reasonably safe prophecy in those days, and, though Angelique repeated it to her friends, she did not worry over it.
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By the way, I wonder what I could be expected to do for Angelique?
The Camp Fire Girls' Careers|Margaret Vandercook
Aunt Angelique could hardly identify her nephew who almost rode her down on his white horse.
The Hero of the People|Alexandre Dumas
Angelique, the aristocratic wife of George Dandin, a French commoner.
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