rosse
French
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ʁɔs/
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Etymology 1
From Middle French rosse, from Old French roche, *rosse (“bad horse”), from Old Frankish *hros (“horse”), from Proto-Germanic *hrussą (“horse, steed”), from Proto-Indo-European *ḱers- (“to run”). Cognate with Old High German hros, ros (“horse, steed”), Old English hors (“horse”). More at horse.
Noun
rosse f (plural rosses)
- (derogatory, of a woman) A bitch, a harpy or cow
- (derogatory, of a man) A bastard or asshole
Etymology 2
From rosser.
Verb
rosse
Further reading
- “rosse” in le Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).
Italian
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈros.se/
- Hyphenation: rós‧se
Norman
Etymology
Borrowed from French rosse, from Old French roche, *rosse (“bad horse”), from Frankish *hros (“horse”), from Proto-Germanic *hrussą (“horse, steed”), from Proto-Indo-European *ḱers- (“to run”).
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