"pucelle" meaning in French

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Noun

IPA: /py.sɛl/ Audio: LL-Q150 (fra)-0x010C-pucelle.wav Forms: pucelles [plural], puceau [masculine]
Etymology: Inherited from Middle French pucelle < Old French pucele, first attested in the 10th century as pulcella, from Vulgar Latin *pūllicella, of disputed origin. Possibly a diminutive of Latin pullus (“young of animals, chick”), or pullus as a contraction of *purulus, from purus (“pure”). Alternatively from Latin puella (“girl”) through a Vulgar Latin root *puellicella. Etymology templates: {{yesno||i|I}} I, {{glossary|Inherited}} Inherited, {{inh|fr|frm|pucelle|||g=|g2=|g3=|id=|lit=|nocat=|pos=|sc=|sort=|tr=|ts=}} Middle French pucelle, {{inh+|fr|frm|pucelle}} Inherited from Middle French pucelle, {{inh|fr|fro|pucele}} Old French pucele, {{uder|fr|la-vul|*pūllicella}} Vulgar Latin *pūllicella, {{uder|fr|la|pullus||young of animals, chick}} Latin pullus (“young of animals, chick”), {{uder|fr|la|puella||girl}} Latin puella (“girl”) Head templates: {{fr-noun|f|m=puceau}} pucelle f (plural pucelles, masculine puceau)
  1. maiden; virgin Tags: feminine
    Sense id: en-pucelle-fr-noun-hkpwkHar
  2. (military) metal regulation badge worn on the chest with insignia indicating the formation to which it belongs Tags: feminine
    Sense id: en-pucelle-fr-noun-HnqbG01q Categories (other): Military, French entries with incorrect language header, French undefined derivations Disambiguation of French entries with incorrect language header: 14 86 Disambiguation of French undefined derivations: 15 85 Topics: government, military, politics, war
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Categories (other): Female people, Sex Disambiguation of Female people: 0 0 Disambiguation of Sex: 0 0
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