rescousse
French edit
Etymology edit
Inherited from Old French rescusse, nominalised past participle of rescourre, from Latin excutere (“to shake off, drive out”).
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
rescousse f (plural rescousses)
- rescue
- Il vint à la rescousse de la princesse
- He came to the princess' rescue
- appeler quelqu’un à la rescousse ― to call someone to the rescue
Further reading edit
- “rescousse”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.