How to put what we choose in a variable ?

[ludetie]

Hello,

via a bash script, I want to put what we "pik" in a variable.
something like:
read -e -p "something : " var
toilet "$var" -f pagga.tlf -t -F border -F metal

but it does not work with pik
pik-linux-x86_64 -f select.txt -p "choose : " var
toilet "$var" -f pagga.tlf -t -F border -F metal

error: unknown arg: var

how could i do that ?