Added 9 October 2026
corse
/kɔːs/ noun
Latin root: corpus Wiktionary
noun Definition from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University. Pronunciation from Wiktionary, via Kaikki.org. More about corse at Wordnik → Where our words come from →
- An island in the Mediterranean; with adjacent islets it constitutes a region of France.
- A region of France on the island of Corsica; birthplace of Napoleon Bonaparte.
Origin
From Middle English cors, from Old French cors, from Latin corpus (“body”). Doublet of corpus and corpse, and distantly of riff. Compare corset.
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