SWISS


Meaning of SWISS in English

adj. & n.

--adj. of or relating to Switzerland in Western Europe or its people.

--n. (pl. same)

1. a native or national of Switzerland.

2 a person of Swiss descent.

Phrases and idioms:

Swiss chard CHARD. Swiss cheese plant a climbing house-plant, Monstera deliciosa, with aerial roots and holes in the leaves (as in some Swiss cheeses). Swiss roll a cylindrical cake with a spiral cross-section, made from a flat piece of sponge cake spread with jam etc. and rolled up.

Etymology: F Suisse f. MHG Swiz

Oxford English vocab.      Оксфордский английский словарь.