génisse

French

Etymology

Inherited from Old French genice, from Vulgar Latin *jēnicia, alteration of *iūnicia, from Latin iūnix (“young cow, calf, heifer”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ʒe.nis/
• Rhymes: -is
• Homophone: génisses

Noun

génisse f (plural génisses, masculine bouvillon)

1. heifer

See also

• broutard
• taure
• taureau
• taurillon
• vache
• vachette
• veau
• velle

 

Further reading

• “génisse”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.

Anagrams

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