roussi

Possibly from English rosy (soldierfish) (Hoplostethus mediterraneus, the full name of which in Finnish is välimerenroussi); the English term is rare in general use, but appears in official and legal documents, which is where it may have been picked up from and adapted as a neologism.

• IPA^(key): /ˈrou̯sːi/,
• Rhymes: -ousːi
• Hyphenation^(key): rous‧si

roussi

1. slimehead (any of the long-lived deep-sea fish of the family Trachichthyidae)

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roussi (feminine roussie, masculine plural roussis, feminine plural roussies)

1. past participle of roussir

roussi (feminine roussie, masculine plural roussis, feminine plural roussies)

1. scorched

roussi m (plural roussis)

1. smell of burning

• sentir le roussi

• “roussi”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé , 2012.

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.) Compare French roussir.

roussi

1. (Jersey) to roast (meat)
2. (Jersey, reflexive) to singe (one's hair)

• traler (“to singe one's hair”)