"sous" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /suːz/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Persent101-sous.wav
Rhymes: -uːz Head templates: {{head|en|noun form}} sous
  1. plural of sou Tags: form-of, plural Form of: sou
    Sense id: en-sous-en-noun-3MtjFiRf
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Noun

IPA: /suː/ Forms: sous [plural]
Rhymes: -uː Head templates: {{en-noun|sous}} sous (plural sous)
  1. Obsolete form of sou (“French coin”). Tags: alt-of, obsolete Alternative form of: sou (extra: French coin)
    Sense id: en-sous-en-noun-V4MjV3tI
  2. plural of sous Tags: form-of, plural Form of: sous
    Sense id: en-sous-en-noun-HBjelE~F Categories (other): Forms linking to themselves
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Noun

IPA: /suː/ Forms: sous [plural]
Rhymes: -uː Head templates: {{en-noun|sous}} sous (plural sous)
  1. Short for sous-chef. Tags: abbreviation, alt-of Alternative form of: sous-chef Related terms: sous-vide
    Sense id: en-sous-en-noun-gPK4e1mu Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 8 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 21 18 5 56 Disambiguation of Pages with 8 entries: 9 9 10 9 1 33 10 1 3 10 1 2 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 10 10 12 9 1 30 11 1 3 11 1 1
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 3

Inflected forms

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