cueche

Champenois

Etymology

Etymology tree
Proto-Indo-European *koḱs-
Proto-Italic *koksā
Late Latin coxa
Old French cuisse
Champenois cueche

    Inherited from Old French cuisse, from Late Latin coxa (“thigh”), from Proto-Italic *koksā, from Proto-Indo-European *koḱs- (“joint, limb”).

    Pronunciation

    • IPA(key): /kœʃ/

    Noun

    cueche f (plural cueches)

    1. (Troyen) thigh

    References

    • Daunay, Jean (1998), Parlers de Champagne : Pour un classement thématique du vocabulaire des anciens parlers de Champagne (Aube - Marne - Haute-Marne)‎[1] (in French), Rumilly-lés-Vaudes
    • Baudoin, Alphonse (1885), Glossaire de la forêt de Clairvaux‎[2] (in French), Troyes
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