rescousse
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French[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Inherited from Old French rescusse, nominalised past participle of rescourre, from Latin excutere (“to shake off, drive out”).
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
rescousse f (plural rescousses)
- rescue
- Il vint à la rescousse de la princesse
- He came to the princess' rescue
- appeler quelqu’un à la rescousse ― to call someone to the rescue
Further reading[edit]
- “rescousse”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.