Suisse

[swees]

noun

French name of Switzerland.

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Contemporary Examples of suisse

He adds two dashes of Peychaud's bitters, one shot of Los Tigres de la Ira's Suisse verte, some lemon juice, and an egg white.
The Absinthe-Minded Porteños of Buenos Aires
Jeff Campagna
March 10, 2014

Historical Examples of suisse

Suisse with sugar, and prolong the sweet dreaming while you may.
The Feasts of Autolycus
Elizabeth Robins Pennell
The man is not a suisse, nor a concierge, nor actually a porter.
The Thirteen
Honore de Balzac
The Suisse seemed very vexed at this rebuff; and Lecoq was presenting his excuses, when another voice was heard exclaiming.
Monsieur Lecoq, v.1
Emile Gaboriau
Above all, such was the opinion of the Suisse who renewed with growing assurance his affirmations of a few moments before.
Monsieur Lecoq, v.1
Emile Gaboriau
Up comes the Suisse, and shaking the back of his chair, tries to jerk him out of it.
The Churches of Paris
S. Sophia Beale

British Dictionary definitions for suisse

Suisse

noun

the French name for Switzerland

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