"pou" meaning in French

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Noun

IPA: /pu/ Audio: Fr-pou.ogg , Fr-Paris--pou.ogg Forms: poux [plural]
Rhymes: -u Etymology: Inherited from Old French pouil, peouil, püil, from Late Latin peduclus < peduculus, variant of Latin pēdīculus, from pēdis, from Proto-Indo-European *pezd-. The singular is a back-formation from the plural (see also genou with the same development). Etymology templates: {{glossary|Inherited}} Inherited, {{inh|fr|fro|pouil|||g=|g2=|g3=|id=|lit=|nocat=|pos=|sc=|sort=|tr=|ts=}} Old French pouil, {{inh+|fr|fro|pouil}} Inherited from Old French pouil, {{inh|fr|LL.|peduclus}} Late Latin peduclus, {{inh|fr|la|pēdīculus}} Latin pēdīculus, {{der|fr|ine-pro|*pezd-}} Proto-Indo-European *pezd- Head templates: {{fr-noun|m|x}} pou m (plural poux)
  1. louse; head louse (Pediculus humanus capitis) Tags: masculine Categories (lifeform): Insects Derived forms: chercher des poux, être dans les poux de bois, laid comme un pou, pouilleux Related terms: lente [feminine]
    Sense id: en-pou-fr-noun-~xUmmHhu Categories (other): French entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 14 entries, Pages with entries

Inflected forms

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