pelouse
French
Etymology
Originally dialectal, a borrowing from Provençal or Occitan pelouso, pelos (“thickset”), from Latin pilosus. Doublet of pileux.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /pə.luz/
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Noun
pelouse f (plural pelouses)
- lawn
- (racing) public enclosure
- (rugby, soccer) field, ground
Further reading
- “pelouse”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.