amize

Mauritian Creole

Etymology

From French amuser.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /amize/

Verb

amize (medial form amiz)

  1. to amuse, to entertain
  2. to have fun, to enjoy oneself

Derived terms

Yola

Etymology

Cognate with English amaze (noun).

Noun

amize

  1. wonder, amazement.
    Synonym: mize

References
  • Jacob Poole (1867), William Barnes, editor, A Glossary, With some Pieces of Verse, of the old Dialect of the English Colony in the Baronies of Forth and Bargy, County of Wexford, Ireland, London: J. Russell Smith, page 22
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