tchiesse

See also: tchiêsse

Norman

Alternative forms

Etymology

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

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

    Noun

    tchiesse f (plural tchiesses)

    1. (Guernsey, anatomy) thigh
      • 1903, Edgar MacCulloch, “Proverbs, Weather Sayings, etc.”, in Guernsey Folk Lore‎[1], page 518:
        I' n'en reste ni tchiesse ni aïle.
        There remains neither leg nor wing.
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