swiss

• POS: Adjective, Noun

CIDE DICTIONARY

swiss, n. sing. & pl. [F. Suisse, of German origin. Cf. Switzer.].

 A native or inhabitant of Switzerland; a Switzer; the people of Switzerland.  [1913 Webster]

swiss, a. 

 Of or pertaining to Switzerland, or the people of Switzerland.  [1913 Webster]

OXFORD DICTIONARY

swiss, adj. & n.
--adj. of or relating to Switzerland in Western Europe or its people.
--n. (pl. same)
1 a native or national of Switzerland.
2 a person of Swiss descent.

Idiom

Swiss chard = CHARD. Swiss cheese plant a climbing house-plant, Monstera deliciosa, with aerial roots and holes in the leaves (as in some Swiss cheeses). Swiss roll a cylindrical cake with a spiral cross-section, made from a flat piece of sponge cake spread with jam etc. and rolled up.

Etymology

F Suisse f. MHG Swiz