"sous" meaning in French

See sous in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /su/ Audio: Fr-sous.ogg , LL-Q150 (fra)-DSwissK-sous.wav , LL-Q150 (fra)-LoquaxFR-sous.wav , LL-Q150 (fra)-Mecanautes-sous.wav , LL-Q150 (fra)-Poslovitch-sous.wav
Head templates: {{head|fr|noun form|g=m}} sous m
  1. plural of sou Tags: form-of, masculine, plural Form of: sou
    Sense id: en-sous-fr-noun-3MtjFiRf Categories (other): French entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of French entries with incorrect language header: 74 5 21
  2. (slang) money Tags: masculine, slang
    Sense id: en-sous-fr-noun-jSrItY6t
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Preposition

IPA: /su/ Audio: Fr-sous.ogg , LL-Q150 (fra)-DSwissK-sous.wav , LL-Q150 (fra)-LoquaxFR-sous.wav , LL-Q150 (fra)-Mecanautes-sous.wav , LL-Q150 (fra)-Poslovitch-sous.wav
Etymology: From Middle French soubs, from Old French soz, from Latin subtus. Etymology templates: {{inh|fr|frm|soubs}} Middle French soubs, {{inh|fr|fro|soz}} Old French soz, {{inh|fr|la|subtus}} Latin subtus Head templates: {{fr-prep}} sous
  1. below, under Derived forms: dessous, sou-, sous peu, sous vide, sous-
    Sense id: en-sous-fr-prep-4yLGa1IP Categories (other): French prepositions
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Alternative forms

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    },
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    },
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    },
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