c'mînse

Norman

Alternative forms

• quémînse (Jersey)
• qu'minse (Guernsey)

Etymology

From an Old Northern French variant of Old French chemise, cemise, from Late Latin camisia, from Transalpine Gaulish, of Germanic origin, from Proto-Germanic *hamiþiją.

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Noun

c'mînse f (plural c'mînses)

1. (Jersey) shirt

Derived terms

• fale dé c'mînse (“shirtfront”)