suisse

suisse

1. illative plural of suu

From Suisse. The meaning "guard" is a metonymic reference to the practice of hiring Swiss mercenaries to serve as guards at European courts. The meaning "chipmunk" derives from the rodent's stripes, reminiscent of the striped uniform of the Swiss Guard.

• IPA^(key): /sɥis/

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suisse (plural suisses)

1. Swiss (of, from or relating to Switzerland)

• Suisse

suisse m (plural suisses)

1. (Quebec) chipmunk
2. guard
3. (archaic) doorman

• tamia (“chipmunk”)

• “suisse”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.

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suisse

1. perfect active infinitive of suō