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roussi

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Finnish

Etymology

Possibly from English rosy (soldierfish) (Hoplostethus mediterraneus, the full name of which in Finnish is välimerenroussi); the English term is rare in general use, but appears in official and legal documents, which is where it may have been picked up from and adapted as a neologism.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈrou̯sːi/, [ˈro̞u̯s̠ːi]
  • Rhymes: -ousːi
  • Syllabification(key): rous‧si
  • Hyphenation(key): rous‧si

Noun

roussi

  1. slimehead (any of the long-lived deep-sea fish of the family Trachichthyidae)

Declension

More information nominative, genitive ...
More information first-person singular possessor, singular ...

Derived terms

compounds
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French

Pronunciation

  • Audio (France (Vosges)):(file)

Participle

roussi (feminine roussie, masculine plural roussis, feminine plural roussies)

  1. past participle of roussir

Adjective

roussi (feminine roussie, masculine plural roussis, feminine plural roussies)

  1. scorched

Noun

roussi m (plural roussis)

  1. smell of burning

Derived terms

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Norman

Etymology

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.) Compare French roussir.

Verb

roussi

  1. (Jersey) to roast (meat)
  2. (Jersey, reflexive) to singe (one's hair)

Synonyms

  • traler (to singe one's hair)

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