"poilu" meaning in French

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Adjective

IPA: /pwa.ly/ Audio: Fr-poilu.ogg Forms: poilue [feminine], poilus [masculine, plural], poilues [feminine, plural]
Etymology: From poil + -u; compare Spanish peludo. The figurative sense entered the language through French military slang. Etymology templates: {{af|fr|poil|-u}} poil + -u, {{cog|es|peludo}} Spanish peludo Head templates: {{fr-adj}} poilu (feminine poilue, masculine plural poilus, feminine plural poilues)
  1. (informal) hairy Tags: informal Synonyms: velu
    Sense id: en-poilu-fr-adj--HboCBY2
  2. (dated, figurative) brave, courageous; energetic Tags: dated, figuratively Synonyms: courageux
    Sense id: en-poilu-fr-adj-rWaDbulX

Noun

IPA: /pwa.ly/ Audio: Fr-poilu.ogg Forms: poilus [plural]
Etymology: From poil + -u; compare Spanish peludo. The figurative sense entered the language through French military slang. Etymology templates: {{af|fr|poil|-u}} poil + -u, {{cog|es|peludo}} Spanish peludo Head templates: {{fr-noun|m}} poilu m (plural poilus)
  1. (historical) poilu (French soldier during World War I) Tags: historical, masculine
    Sense id: en-poilu-fr-noun-oDF4dzs- Categories (other): French entries with incorrect language header, French terms suffixed with -u Disambiguation of French entries with incorrect language header: 2 5 93 Disambiguation of French terms suffixed with -u: 0 6 94

Inflected forms

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