risée

See also: risee

French

Etymology 1

From ris +‎ -ée, from the verb rire.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ʁi.ze/

Noun

risée f (plural risées)

1. outburst of laughter
2. mockery, mocking
3. laughing stock (an object of ridicule, someone who is publicly ridiculed)

Descendants

• → Dutch: risee

Etymology 2

From ris (“part of a sail”) +‎ -ée.

Noun

risée f (plural risées)

1. small, sudden gust of wind
2. ripple caused by such

Further reading

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

Anagrams

• série, sérié