Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

cuisse

/kwɪs/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: cuisse
IPA: /kwɪs/

8

Scrabble Score

6

Letters

1

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Defensive armour (especially of plate) for the thigh.

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *koḱs- Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂ Proto-Indo-European *kóḱseh₂ Proto-Italic *koksā Late Latin coxa Old French cuisse French cuissebor. English cuisse Borrowed from French cuisse (“thigh”), from Old French cuisse, from Late Latin coxa (“thigh”), from Proto-Italic *koksā, from Proto-Indo-European *kóḱseh₂, from *koḱs- (“joint, limb”) + *-eh₂. Compare French cuissard, Old French cuissot (“armour for the thigh, cuish”). Doublet of coxa.

Inflected Forms

cuisses (plural) cuish (alternative) quish (alternative) quisse (alternative)

Frequently Paired Words

quisser quisset cuissard chausse chausson

Synonyms

cuisset cuissette cuisser cush

Rhymes With

this miss chris kiss swiss piss luis dismiss bliss dis dis- sis

Questions

How do you pronounce cuisse?: The recorded pronunciation is /kwɪs/.
What does cuisse mean?: Defensive armour (especially of plate) for the thigh.
Where does cuisse come from?: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *koḱs- Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂ Proto-Indo-European *kóḱseh₂ Proto-Italic *koksā Late Latin coxa Old French cuisse French cuissebor. English cuisse Borrowed from French cuisse (“thigh”), from Old French cuisse, from Late Latin coxa (“thigh”), from Proto-Italic *koksā, from Proto-Indo-European *kóḱseh₂, from *koḱs- (“joint, limb”) + *-eh₂. Compare French cuissard, Old French cuissot (“armour for the thigh, cuish”). Doublet of coxa.

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