Feminine
cuisse
- (feminine) thigh
- (dialectal, feminine) segment, quarter of some fruits (like oranges)
Frequency
Pronounced as (IPA)
/kɥis/
Etymology
In summary
Inherited from Old French cuisse, quisse, from Vulgar Latin or Late Latin coxa (“thigh”), from Latin coxa (“hip”). Compare hanche.
upper leg
lumbar region
coscia
muslo
dij
Schenkel
coxa
cuixa
μηρός
but
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