swiss

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see also: Swiss

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Pronunciation

• IPA: /swɪs/

Verb

swiss (swisses, present participle swissing; past and past participle swissed)

1. (transitive) To prepare (meat, fabric, etc.) by rolling or pounding in order to soften it.

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Swiss

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Pronunciation

• IPA: /swɪs/

Adjective

swiss

1. Of, from, or pertaining to Switzerland or the Swiss people.

Translations

• French: suisse
• German: schweizerisch, (rare) schweizländisch, Schweizer
• Italian: svizzero
• Portuguese: suíço
• Russian: швейца́рский
• Spanish: suizo, suiza

Translations

• French: suisse
• German: schweizerisch
• Italian: svizzero, svizzera
• Portuguese: suíço, suíça
• Russian: швейца́рский
• Spanish: suizo, suiza

Translations

• French: suisse
• German: schweizerisch
• Italian: svizzero, svizzera
• Portuguese: suíço, suíça
• Russian: швейца́рский
• Spanish: suizo, suiza

Noun

swiss

1. (countable) A person from Switzerland or of Swiss descent.
2. (uncountable) Swiss cheese.

   My favourite sandwich has roast beef and Swiss on rye bread.

Translations

• French: Suisse, Suissesse
• German: Schweizer, Schweizerin
• Italian: svizzero, svizzera
• Portuguese: suíço, suíça
• Russian: швейца́рец
• Spanish: suizo, suiza

Proper noun

1. (nonstandard) Swiss German; the variety of German spoken in Switzerland.

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