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noun[C]
A female cousin; the daughter of one's aunt or uncle, or more generally a female relative of the same generation.
/ku.zin/
Pronunciation
Etymology
Feminine form of French cousin, from Old French cosin, ultimately from Latin consobrinus, originally referring to a child of one’s mother’s sister.
Examples
Ma cousine habite à Lyon.
/ma ku.zin a.bit a ljɔ̃/
My cousin lives in Lyon.
Elle parle souvent avec sa cousine.
/ɛl paʁl su.vɑ̃ a.vɛk sa ku.zin/
She often talks with her cousin.
Collocations
cousine germaine
cousine éloignée
petite-cousine
ma cousine
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