"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: {{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, {{m|fro|pulcella}} pulcella, {{uder|fr|VL.|*pūllicella}} Vulgar Latin *pūllicella, {{uder|fr|la|pullus||young of animals, chick}} Latin pullus (“young of animals, chick”), {{m|la|pullus}} pullus, {{m|la|*purulus}} *purulus, {{m|la|purus||pure}} purus (“pure”), {{uder|fr|la|puella||girl}} Latin puella (“girl”), {{m|la|*puellicella}} *puellicella Head templates: {{fr-noun|f|m=puceau}} pucelle f (plural pucelles, masculine puceau)
  1. maiden; virgin Tags: feminine Categories (topical): Female people, Sex
    Sense id: en-pucelle-fr-noun-hkpwkHar Disambiguation of Female people: 88 12 Disambiguation of Sex: 45 55
  2. (military) metal regulation badge worn on the chest with insignia indicating the formation to which it belongs Tags: feminine Categories (topical): Military, Sex
    Sense id: en-pucelle-fr-noun-HnqbG01q Disambiguation of Sex: 45 55 Categories (other): French entries with incorrect language header, French undefined derivations Disambiguation of French entries with incorrect language header: 9 91 Disambiguation of French undefined derivations: 12 88 Topics: government, military, politics, war

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