"poule" meaning in French

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Noun

IPA: /pul/ Audio: Fr-poule.ogg Forms: poules [plural]
Rhymes: -ul Etymology: Inherited from Old French, from Vulgar Latin pulla, feminine form of Latin pullus. Etymology templates: {{glossary|Inherited}} Inherited, {{inh|fr|fro|-|||g=|g2=|g3=|id=|lit=|nocat=|pos=|sc=|sort=|tr=|ts=}} Old French, {{inh+|fr|fro|-}} Inherited from Old French, {{inh|fr|VL.|pulla}} Vulgar Latin pulla, {{inh|fr|la|pullus}} Latin pullus Head templates: {{fr-noun|f}} poule f (plural poules)
  1. hen (female chicken) Tags: feminine Categories (lifeform): Female animals
    Sense id: en-poule-fr-noun-jk23s9qj Disambiguation of Female animals: 70 15 9 5
  2. (slang) chick, bird (woman) Tags: feminine, slang Categories (lifeform): Chickens, Poultry
    Sense id: en-poule-fr-noun-lrHPUBgz Disambiguation of Chickens: 18 44 26 12 Disambiguation of Poultry: 12 41 32 15
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: poulain, poulet, coq
Etymology number: 1 Derived forms: ça roule, ma poule, chair de poule, lait de poule, mère poule, nid de poule, papa poule, poule au pot, poule aux œufs d’or, poule de bruyère, poule des bois, poule des coudriers, poule d’eau, poule d’Inde, poule faisane, poule mouillée, poule perdrix, poule pondeuse, poule sultane, quand les poules auront des dents, se coucher avec les poules

Noun

IPA: /pul/ Audio: Fr-poule.ogg Forms: poules [plural]
Rhymes: -ul Etymology: Uncertain. Etymology templates: {{unc|fr}} Uncertain Head templates: {{fr-noun|f}} poule f (plural poules)
  1. (card games) pool Tags: feminine Categories (topical): Card games
    Sense id: en-poule-fr-noun-J8rFUDg2 Categories (other): French entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of French entries with incorrect language header: 4 15 62 19 Topics: card-games, games
  2. pool, group (stage of a competition before the knockout stages) Tags: feminine
    Sense id: en-poule-fr-noun-KhcjA7IK
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: phase de poule
Etymology number: 2

Inflected forms

Download JSON data for poule meaning in French (5.8kB)

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