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rescousse.

rescue

9 characters3 syllables approx.Français language

Meaning & usage

noun/ʁɛs.kus/[ʀɛsˈkʊs]Quebec

  1. rescue

    feminine
    Il vint à la rescousse de la princesse
    appeler quelqu'un à la rescousse
Where this word comes from

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

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