/ ˈrɪskeɪ; NAmE rɪˈskeɪ/ adjective
a risqué performance, comment, joke, etc. is a little shocking, usually because it is about sex
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WORD ORIGIN
mid 19th cent.: French , past participle of risquer to risk.
/ ˈrɪskeɪ; NAmE rɪˈskeɪ/ adjective
a risqué performance, comment, joke, etc. is a little shocking, usually because it is about sex
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WORD ORIGIN
mid 19th cent.: French , past participle of risquer to risk.
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary. Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне. 2005