câlisse

See also: calisse and câlissé

French

Alternative forms

• câlice, calisse, calice

Etymology

Quebec eye-dialect spelling of calice (“chalice”).

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Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kaː.lis/ ~ /kɑː.lis/

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Interjection

câlisse

1. (Quebec, vulgar) fuck!

   Synonyms: ciboire, crisse, tabarnak

Verb

câlisse

1. inflection of câlisser:
   1. first/third-person singular present indicative/subjunctive
   2. second-person singular imperative