tchiesse

See also: tchiêsse

Norman

Alternative forms

tchusse (continental Normandy)
tchiêsse, tchuisse (Jersey)
kyis (Sark)

Etymology

From an Old Northern French [Term?] variant of Old French cuisse, quisse, from Vulgar Latin or Late Latin thigh, from Latin coxa (“hip”).

Noun

tchiesse f (plural tchiesses)

(Guernsey, anatomy) thigh

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