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)

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.

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