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Where does “cosser” come from?

cosser (French) comes from Italian cozzare — to butt; to collide; to clash.

cosser (French): to butt

Definitions

  1. to butt

Ancestry of “cosser”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italiancozzareto butt; to collide; to clash

Words derived from “cosser”

  • cossette
  • écosser
  • écosseur
  • cossette
  • cosse
  • gosse
Every word from Italian cozzare →