English Explanatory Dictionary

bise

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. Alternative form of bice (blue pigment)
noun
  1. A cold and dry north wind; in particular in France, Switzerland, etc.
name
  1. A surname from French.
name
  1. A cold, dry wind in Switzerland which blows through the Swiss Plateau from the northeast to the southwest.

Pronunciation

/baɪs/ /biːz/

Word forms

bise bises the Bise

Etymology

Borrowed from French bise.

Related words

brise-bise Bise
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