câlisse

See also: calisse and câlissé

French

Alternative forms

Etymology

Quebec eye-dialect spelling of calice (“chalice”).

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Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /kaː.lis/ ~ /kɑː.lis/
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Interjection

câlisse

  1. (Quebec, vulgar) fuck!
    Synonyms: ciboire, crisse, tabarnak

Verb

câlisse

  1. inflection of câlisser:
    1. first/third-person singular present indicative/subjunctive
    2. second-person singular imperative
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