name
Meaning 1
A surname from French.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Standard Lemma guide
bise
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Pronunciation
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/baɪs/
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/biːz/
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CMU ARPABET: B AY1 Z Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
name
Meaning 2
A cold, dry wind in Switzerland which blows through the Swiss Plateau from the northeast to the southwest.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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noun
Meaning 3
Alternative form of bice (blue pigment)
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: alt-of, alternative, countable, uncountable
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noun
Meaning 4
A cold and dry north wind; in particular in France, Switzerland, etc.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: uncountable
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noun
Meaning 5
a dry cold north wind in southeastern France
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: bize
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Broader terms: north wind, northerly, norther, boreas
History
Etymology
From bise, from French bise.
Borrowed from French bise.