poids
English
Noun
poids
- plural of poid
Anagrams
- Diops, dipso, dipso-, iPods
French
Etymology
From Middle French poix, from Old French pois, peis, from Vulgar Latin *pēsum, from Latin pēnsum. Spelling influenced by Latin pondus with the same meaning; both ultimately from the root of pendō (“to hang”). Doublet of pensum, which was borrowed.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /pwa/, /pwɑ/
Audio ("le poids") (file) - Homophones: pois, poix
Noun
poids m (plural poids)
- (literally and figuratively) weight
Derived terms
- de poids
- deux poids et deux mesures
- faire le poids
- faire son poids
- poids léger
- poids lourd
- poids mort
- poids moyen
- prendre du poids
- surpoids
Further reading
- “poids”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.