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cuish

cuisse
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [kwis]
    • /kwɪs/
    • /ˈkjuːɪʃ /
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [kwis]
    • /kwɪs/

Definitions of cuish word

  • noun cuish a piece of armor or padding for protecting the thigh. 1
  • noun cuish Defensive armour for the thighs. 1

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Origin of cuish

First appearance:

before 1275
One of the 13% oldest English words
1275-1325; earlier also cush, plural cushies (the plural cush(i)e-s misanalyzed as cush-(i)es), Middle English quissheu, kusheu, plural quyssewes, cusschewis < Old French quisseuz, cuisseus, plural of cuissel, equivalent to cuisse thigh (< Latin coxa hipbone) + -el noun suffix

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Parts of speech for Cuish

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

cuish popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 66% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.

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