"retroussé" meaning in English

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Adjective

IPA: /ɹəˈtɹuːseɪ/ [Received-Pronunciation], /ˌɹɛtɹuˈseɪ/ [General-American] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-retroussé.wav [Southern-England] Forms: more retroussé [comparative], most retroussé [superlative]
Etymology: From French retroussé, past participle of retrousser (“to hitch up, hike up”), from re- (from Latin re- (“prefix meaning ‘back, backwards; again’”), from Proto-Italic *wre (“again”), possibly from Proto-Indo-European *wert- (“to turn”) or *ure- (“back”)) + trousser (“to fold up, hitch up”). Etymology templates: {{der|en|fr|retroussé}} French retroussé, {{glossary|past}} past, {{glossary|participle}} participle, {{m|fr|retrousser||to hitch up, hike up}} retrousser (“to hitch up, hike up”), {{m|fr|re-}} re-, {{der|en|la|re-||prefix meaning ‘back, backwards; again’}} Latin re- (“prefix meaning ‘back, backwards; again’”), {{der|en|itc-pro|*wre||again}} Proto-Italic *wre (“again”), {{der|en|ine-pro|*wert-||to turn}} Proto-Indo-European *wert- (“to turn”), {{m|ine-pro|*ure-||back}} *ure- (“back”), {{m|fr|trousser||to fold up, hitch up}} trousser (“to fold up, hitch up”) Head templates: {{en-adj}} retroussé (comparative more retroussé, superlative most retroussé)
  1. Turned up, especially when describing the nose. Categories (topical): Face Synonyms: upturned, retrousse Synonyms (describing a nose): pug-nosed, snub-nosed Translations (turned up): чип (čip) (Bulgarian), kalkık (Turkish)

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