avisa

“avisa” is a Swedish word. Its 2 meanings in English:

noun

a newspaper

verb

to deice, remove ice from (e.g. an aircraft before take-off or a water wheel)

Etymology

From French avis, originally borrowed in 1614 as avis, avijs or advis, plural aviser, then reinterpreted as plural avisor with singular avisa, used in this form in Swedish since 1734.

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