drisse
French, noun/dʁis/
drisse is spelled D-R-I-S-S-E (6 letters) and appears about once in every 10 million words in written French, the 105,879th most frequent French word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Drisse is a French feminine noun meaning “halyard” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “Cordage qui sert à élever, à hisser une voile, un pavillon, une flamme à la hauteur où ces objets doivent…”.
What does drisse mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininehalyard
Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How French dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Cordage qui sert à élever, à hisser une voile, un pavillon, une flamme à la hauteur où ces objets doivent être placés.
noun: 1. Diarrhée. 2. Avoir la drisse : avoir très peur.
The definition in the French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), in French.
Source: French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of drisse
- drisses plural
Source: English Wiktionary and French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce drisse?
- /dʁis/
- \dʁis\
Sources: English Wiktionary, French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to drisse
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is drisse in French?
drisse appears about once in every 10 million words in written French.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).