pique-nique (English spelling) piquenique

Japanese: pique-nique(英語表記)piquenique
pique-nique (English spelling) piquenique

...going out to eat outdoors. The word pique-nique (French) is an old one, but there are various theories about its origin and it is unclear. Originally it meant a potluck party.

*Some of the terminology explanations that mention "pique-nique" are listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…野外に出かけて食事をすること。語形としてはpique‐nique(フランス語)が古いが,語源は諸説あって不明。元来は〈持ち寄りの宴会〉を意味した。…

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