-ouze

See also: ouze

French

Alternative forms

• -ouse

Etymology

Apparently representing an old form of the feminine suffix -euse, preserved in slang.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /uz/

Suffix

-ouze

1. Forming feminine nouns of colloquial or slang speech (from other nouns).

Derived terms

• bagouse, bagouze, from bague
• barbouze
• binouse, binouze, from bière
• cavouze
• cravetouze, from cravate
• centrouze, centrouse, from centrale
• fellouze, from FLN
• fouillouse, fouillouze
• galetouze, galtouze, galtouse, from gamelle
• maltouze, maletouse
• partouse, partouze, from partie
• perlouse, perlouze, from perle
• piquouse, piquouze, from piqure
• verdouze, from vert
• valtouze, from valise
• tantouse, tantouze, from tante