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toise

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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Sound

Pronunciation

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  • /tɔɪz/
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  • rhymes with -ɔɪz
  • homophone: toys

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noun

Meaning 1

A former French unit of length, corresponding to about 1.949 metres.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: historical

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

Borrowed from French toise.

Across languages

Translations

20 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Breton: tez — former French unit of length — see also brace, fathom
  • Catalan: toesa — former French unit of length — see also brace, fathom
  • Catalan: braça — former French unit of length — see also brace, fathom
  • Chinese Mandarin: 土瓦兹 — former French unit of length — see also brace, fathom
  • Dutch: toise — former French unit of length — see also brace, fathom
  • Esperanto: klafto — former French unit of length — see also brace, fathom
  • French: toise — former French unit of length — see also brace, fathom
  • Galician: braza — former French unit of length — see also brace, fathom
  • Italian: tesa — former French unit of length — see also brace, fathom
  • Japanese: トワーズ — former French unit of length — see also brace, fathom
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: toise — former French unit of length — see also brace, fathom
  • Portuguese: toesa — former French unit of length — see also brace, fathom
  • Portuguese: braça — former French unit of length — see also brace, fathom
  • Russian: туаз (tuaz) — former French unit of length — see also brace, fathom
  • Spanish: toesa — former French unit of length — see also brace, fathom
  • Spanish: braza — former French unit of length — see also brace, fathom
  • Swedish: toise — former French unit of length — see also brace, fathom
  • Turkish: kulaç — former French unit of length — see also brace, fathom
  • Ottoman Turkish: قولاچ (kulaç) — former French unit of length — see also brace, fathom
  • Ukrainian: туаз (tuaz) — former French unit of length — see also brace, fathom