risée

See also: risee

French

Etymology 1

From ris +‎ -ée, from the verb rire.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ʁi.ze/

Noun

risée f (plural risées)

  1. outburst of laughter
  2. mockery, mocking
  3. laughing stock (an object of ridicule, someone who is publicly ridiculed)
Descendants
  • → Dutch: risee

Etymology 2

From ris (“part of a sail”) +‎ -ée.

Noun

risée f (plural risées)

  1. small, sudden gust of wind
  2. ripple caused by such

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