Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

poule

/puːl/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.56 in modern English

Syllables: poule
IPA: /puːl/

7

Scrabble Score

5

Letters

1

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A girl, a young woman, especially seen as promiscuous; a slut.

noun

Alternative form of pool.

noun

Obsolete form of pool (in various senses).

Obsolete

Example Sentences

"It was a warm spring night and I sat at a table on the terrace of the Napolitain after Robert had gone, watching […] the poules going by, singly and in pairs, looking for the evening meal."
"‘Where are the Delages taking you?’ ‘Dinner at…somewhere terribly smart. They'll pretend I'm a poule they picked up in the street.’"

Etymology

Borrowed from French poule, from Latin pullus, pulla.

Origin

Source language: French

Word Breakdown

Root: poule, pullus

Regional Pronunciation

British English: /puːl/

Usage

Obsolete

Inflected Forms

poules (plural)

Homonyms

poole

Rhymes With

school you'll cool rule fuel pool tool fool cruel adverse interest rule jewel stool

Questions

How do you pronounce poule?: The recorded pronunciation is /puːl/.
What does poule mean?: A girl, a young woman, especially seen as promiscuous; a slut.
Where does poule come from?: It is traced to French.

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