rescousse
French
Etymology
From Old French rescusse, nominalised past participle of rescourre, from Latin excutere (“to shake off, drive out”)
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ʁɛs.kus/
- (Quebec) IPA(key): [ʀɛsˈkʊs]
Noun
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
- “rescousse”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.