rescousse

French

Etymology

Inherited from Old French rescusse, nominalised past participle of rescourre, from Latin excutere (“to shake off, drive out”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ʁɛs.kus/
• (Quebec) IPA^(key): [ʀɛsˈkʊs]

Noun

rescousse f (plural rescousses)

1. rescue

   Il vint à la rescousse de la princesse

   He came to the princess' rescue

   appeler quelqu’un à la rescousse ― to call someone to the rescue

Further reading

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