Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

bise

/baɪs/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.57 in modern English

Syllables: bise
IPA: /baɪs/

6

Scrabble Score

4

Letters

1

Syllables

4

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Alternative form of bice (blue pigment)

Countable; Uncountable

noun

A cold and dry north wind; in particular in France, Switzerland, etc.

Uncountable

name

A surname from French.

name

A cold, dry wind in Switzerland which blows through the Swiss Plateau from the northeast to the southwest.

Example Sentences

"I shall quote, as illustrative of the power with which the Bise blows, an extract from a letter by an intelligent traveller, written previous to the destruction of Château Grignan: […]."

Etymology

Borrowed from French bise.

Origin

Source language: French

Word Breakdown

Root: bise

Usage

Inflected Forms

bises (plural) the Bise (canonical)

Phrases

brise-bise

Frequently Paired Words

brise-bise Bise

Synonyms

bize

Homonyms

bice

Rhymes With

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Questions

How do you pronounce bise?: The recorded pronunciation is /baɪs/.
What does bise mean?: Alternative form of bice (blue pigment)
Where does bise come from?: It is traced to French.

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