Polyglot Dictionary

cuisse

/kɥis/

la noun B1

le (masc.) la (fem.)

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

N Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Common Domain General Tone Neutral

Forms

plural
les cuisses

Meaning

  1. thigh

    • Le muscle de sa cuisse est endolori.

      The muscle in her thigh feels sore.

N Category Thing Concreteness Concrete Animacy Inanimate Countability Countable Scope Individual

Similar words

Similar in other languages

German

Oberschenkel

Oberschenkel is the German word for the same thing — both mean "thigh."

Spanish

muslo

muslo is the Spanish word for the same thing — both mean "thigh."

Portuguese

coxa

coxa is the Portuguese word for the same thing — both mean "thigh."

Practice

1 What does cuisse mean?

2 Fill the gap: Le muscle de sa ___ est endolori.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches cuisse?

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