"poule mouillée" meaning in French

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Noun

IPA: /pul mu.je/ Audio: LL-Q150 (fra)-Lepticed7-poule mouillée.wav Forms: poules mouillées [plural]
Etymology: Literally, “wet chick”. Compare Russian мо́края ку́рица (mókraja kúrica). Etymology templates: {{m-g|wet chick}} “wet chick”, {{lit|wet chick}} Literally, “wet chick”, {{cog|ru|мо́края ку́рица}} Russian мо́края ку́рица (mókraja kúrica) Head templates: {{fr-noun|f}} poule mouillée f (plural poules mouillées)
  1. (informal) milksop, chickenshit, chicken-heart (coward) Tags: feminine, informal Categories (topical): People Synonyms: mauviette Related terms: petite nature
    Sense id: en-poule_mouillée-fr-noun-v1kcJ1dN Categories (other): French entries with incorrect language header

Inflected forms

Download JSON data for poule mouillée meaning in French (1.9kB)

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