revêche

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French

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Etymology

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Uncertain; suggested to be either borrowed from Frankish *hriubisk, from *hreub (rough) +‎ *-isk,[1] or cognate with Italian rivescio, riverscio (reversed),[2] from Vulgar Latin *reversiciō, from *reversicāre (whence Italian rivesciare, rovesciare (to reverse, turn over)), from Latin reversus (turned around).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ʁə.vɛʃ/
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  • Rhymes: -ɛʃ

Adjective

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revêche (plural revêches)

  1. (mood) sour, unpleasant

References

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  1. ^ Walther von Wartburg (1928–2002) “*hreuƀisk”, in Französisches Etymologisches Wörterbuch, volumes 16: Germanismes: G–R, page 238
  2. ^ Brachet, A. (1873) “Revêche”, in Kitchin, G. W., transl., Etymological dictionary of the French language (Clarendon Press Series), 1st edition, London: Oxford/MacMillan and Co., page 341

Further reading

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