fissa

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fissa

\fi.sa\

Where it comes from

De l’arabe في ساعة, fy sāʿah (« dans l’instant, sur l’heure »). Ce mot était déjà employé avant 1870 par les soldats français en Afrique du Nord.

adverb

colloquial, slang Rapidement ; vite. J’y vais fissa, fissa.

Opposite: lentement

Thesaurus

adverb

Opposite: lentement

In English

snappy rapid and without delay

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"fissa." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/fr/fissa. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

APA

fissa. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/fr/fissa

Chicago

"fissa." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/fr/fissa.

BibTeX

@misc{fissa_2026,
  title = {fissa},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/fr/fissa},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}