alizé

See also: Alizé and Alize

French

Etymology

As with lisser, one suggested origin is a cross of Late Latin lixare and allisus. TLFi asserts that derivation from Spanish alisio (“trade (wind)”) is impossible and argues the Spanish word more likely derives from French.[1]

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /a.li.ze/
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Noun

alizé m (plural alizés)

  1. trade wind
    • 1977, Jacques Brel (lyrics and music), “Les Marquises”:
      Et quelques pas de deux et quelques pas de danse / Et la nuit est soumise et l’alizé se brise / Aux Marquises
      (please add an English translation of this quotation)

Descendants
  • → Catalan: alisis

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