"filou" meaning in French

See filou in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /fi.lu/ Audio: LL-Q150 (fra)-Benoît Prieur-filou.wav Forms: filous [plural]
Etymology: Probably a dialectal form of fileur. Head templates: {{fr-noun|m}} filou m (plural filous)
  1. (archaic) thief, pickpocket Tags: archaic, masculine
    Sense id: en-filou-fr-noun-yP5ngr7Y
  2. rascal, rogue Tags: masculine
    Sense id: en-filou-fr-noun-Fka~6h0J Categories (other): French entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of French entries with incorrect language header: 14 56 24 6
  3. trickster Tags: masculine
    Sense id: en-filou-fr-noun-sGu8nKgc
  4. (colloquial) mischievous child Tags: colloquial, masculine
    Sense id: en-filou-fr-noun-NHc5k4Pj Categories (other): People Disambiguation of People: 39 0 0 61

Inflected forms

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