chouaîsi

Norman

Alternative forms

• chouaîthi (Saint Ouen)

Etymology

From Old French choisir, coisir (“to differentiate, see distinctly”), from Frankish *kausjan (“to choose”), from Proto-Germanic *keusaną (“to choose, taste”), from Proto-Indo-European *ǵews- (“to choose, taste”).

Pronunciation

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Verb

chouaîsi

1. (Jersey) to choose