poilu
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English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Borrowed from French poilu (“brave”). Doublet of plew.
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
poilu (plural poilus)
- (historical) A French infantryman during the First World War
Anagrams[edit]
French[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From poil + -u; compare Spanish peludo. The figurative sense entered the language through French military slang.
Pronunciation[edit]
Adjective[edit]
poilu (feminine poilue, masculine plural poilus, feminine plural poilues)
- (informal) hairy
- (dated, figurative) brave, courageous; energetic [late 19th c.]
- Synonym: courageux
Noun[edit]
poilu m (plural poilus)
- (historical) poilu (French soldier during World War I)
Further reading[edit]
- “poilu”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
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