"filou" meaning in French

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Noun

IPA: /fi.lu/ Audio: LL-Q150 (fra)-Benoît Prieur-filou.wav Forms: filous [plural]
Etymology: Probably a dialectal form of fileur. Etymology templates: {{m|fr|fileur}} fileur Head templates: {{fr-noun|m}} filou m (plural filous)
  1. (archaic) thief, pickpocket Tags: archaic, masculine Categories (topical): People
    Sense id: en-filou-fr-noun-yP5ngr7Y Disambiguation of People: 27 25 30 18
  2. rascal, rogue Tags: masculine Categories (topical): People
    Sense id: en-filou-fr-noun-Fka~6h0J Disambiguation of People: 27 25 30 18 Categories (other): French entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of French entries with incorrect language header: 17 53 24 6
  3. trickster Tags: masculine Categories (topical): People
    Sense id: en-filou-fr-noun-sGu8nKgc Disambiguation of People: 27 25 30 18
  4. (colloquial) mischievous child Tags: colloquial, masculine Categories (topical): People
    Sense id: en-filou-fr-noun-NHc5k4Pj Disambiguation of People: 27 25 30 18

Inflected forms

Download JSON data for filou meaning in French (2.9kB)

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