"sou" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /suː/ Forms: sous [plural]
Etymology: Borrowed from French sou. Doublet of sol, sold, soldo, solid, solidus, and xu. Etymology templates: {{root|en|ine-pro|*solh₂-}}, {{bor|en|fr|sou}} French sou, {{doublet|en|sol|sold|soldo|solid|solidus|xu}} Doublet of sol, sold, soldo, solid, solidus, and xu Head templates: {{en-noun}} sou (plural sous)
  1. (historical) An old French copper coin equal to one twentieth of a livre or twelve deniers; one sou is to the livre as one shilling is to the pound. Tags: historical Categories (topical): History of France
    Sense id: en-sou-en-noun-odOFY1HD Disambiguation of History of France: 100 0 0 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 25 entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 57 36 7 Disambiguation of Pages with 25 entries: 2 6 1 1 20 19 11 2 1 7 1 1 0 2 0 1 8 8 8 1 1
  2. (dated, slang) Cent; pocket money. Tags: dated, slang Categories (topical): Coins, Historical currencies, Money
    Sense id: en-sou-en-noun-1s6zFKv~ Disambiguation of Coins: 31 66 3 Disambiguation of Historical currencies: 28 71 1 Disambiguation of Money: 25 73 2
  3. (dated) A thing of the smallest value; a whit; a jot. Tags: dated
    Sense id: en-sou-en-noun-PZZLhv3s

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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