pouls

French

Etymology

Inherited from Middle French pouls (an etymologizing spelling with a silent ‹l› alongside pous, poux), from Old French pous, from earlier polz, from Latin pulsus (“beat”), from pellō (“drive, push”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /pu/
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Rhymes: -u
Homophones: pou, poux

Noun

pouls m (plural pouls)

pulse (regular beat caused by the heart)

Derived terms

tâter le pouls

Related terms

pousser

Further reading

“pouls”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.

Anagrams

loups

Norman

Etymology

From Old French, from Latin pulsus (“beat”), from pellō, pellere (“drive”).

Noun

pouls m (uncountable)

(Jersey, physiology) pulse

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