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ris.

reef (portion of a sail)

3 characters1 syllables approx.Français language

Meaning & usage

noun/ʁi/

  1. reef (portion of a sail)

    invariable · masculine
Where this word comes from

Inherited from Middle French, from Old French ris (“reef”) for earlier *rifs (nom. sg. and acc. pl.), probably borrowed from Old Norse rif (“reef”). See English reef for more.

noun/ʁi/

  1. sweetbread (of a lamb or calf)

    in-plural · invariable · masculine
Where this word comes from

Inherited from Middle French ris, of unknown origin. Gilles Ménage considered it a likely corruption of ridez m pl, modern ridés (“wrinkled”).

noun/ʁi/

  1. laughter, laugh

    archaic · invariable · masculine

  2. pleasures

    in-plural · invariable · literary · masculine
Where this word comes from

Inherited from Latin rīsus (“laughter”).

verb/ʁi/

  1. inflection of rire: first/second-person singular present indicative

    first-person · form-of · indicative · present · second-person · singular

  2. inflection of rire: second-person singular imperative

    form-of · imperative · second-person · singular

  3. inflection of rire: first/second-person singular past historic

    first-person · form-of · historic · past · second-person · singular
Where this word comes from

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