graisse

Etymology

From Old French gresse, from Vulgar Latin *crassia, from Latin crassus. Compare Occitan graissa, Catalan greix.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɡʁɛs/

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Noun

graisse f (plural graisses)

1. grease
2. fat

Verb

graisse

1. first-person singular present indicative of graisser
2. third-person singular present indicative of graisser
3. first-person singular present subjunctive of graisser
4. first-person singular present subjunctive of graisser
5. second-person singular imperative of graisser

Further reading

• “graisse” in le Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).

Anagrams

• girasse

Alternative forms

• graîsse (Jersey)

Etymology

From Vulgar Latin *crassia, from Latin crassus.

Noun

graisse f (uncountable)

1. (Guernsey) fat