cuisse

== English == === Etymology === 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. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /kwɪs/, /kwiːs/ Rhymes: -ɪs, -iːs === Noun === cuisse (plural cuisses) Defensive armour (especially of plate) for the thigh. Synonyms: cuisset, cuissette, cuisser, cush Coordinate terms: cuissard, chausse, chausson ==== Alternative forms ==== cuish, quish, quisse === See also === quisser, quisset == French == === Etymology === Inherited from Old French cuisse, from Late Latin coxa (“thigh”), from Proto-Italic *koksā, from Proto-Indo-European *kóḱseh₂, from *koḱs- (“joint, limb”) + *-eh₂. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /kɥis/ Homophone: cuisses === Noun === cuisse f (plural cuisses) (anatomy) thigh (dialectal) segment, quarter of some fruits (like oranges) ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Descendants ==== Haitian Creole: kwis → English: cuish, cuisse, quish === Further reading === “cuisse”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012 === Anagrams === cuises == Old French == === Alternative forms === quisse === Etymology === Inherited from Late Latin coxa (“thigh”), from Proto-Italic *koksā, from Proto-Indo-European *kóḱseh₂, from *koḱs- (“joint, limb”) + *-eh₂. === Noun === cuisse oblique singular, f (oblique plural cuisses, nominative singular cuisse, nominative plural cuisses) thigh ==== Descendants ==== French: cuisseHaitian Creole: kwis→ English: cuish, cuisse, quish Bourguignon: cueusse Champenois: cueche Gallo: qhesse Lorrain: cueuche Norman: tchuisse, tchusse, tchiêsse, tchiesse, kyis Walloon: coxhe → Walloon: cwisse