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bis

/bi/

adjective/bi/

beige (colour); brown (of bread that contains bran)

From Latin bysseus (“cotton-coloured”), from Latin byssus (“linen”); cf. Italian bigio.

adverb/bis/

again (a second time); encore; A; designating a second thing with the same number

12 bis, rue des Carmelites12A, rue des Carmelites

Learned borrowing from Latin bis (“twice”).

adjective

alternative, secondary

Learned borrowing from Latin bis (“twice”).

noun, masculine

encore

Learned borrowing from Latin bis (“twice”).

interjection

used to request an encore

Related: bisser, itinéraire bis

Learned borrowing from Latin bis (“twice”).

noun, masculine/bi/

kiss

From bise.