pouls
French
Etymology
From Old French pous (with a silent ⟨l⟩ inserted per the Latin etymon), from earlier pouls, from Latin pulsus (“beat”), from pellō (“drive, push”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /pu/
Audio (file) - Homophones: pou, poux
- Rhymes: -u
Noun
pouls m (plural pouls)
- pulse (regular beat caused by the heart)
Derived terms
- se 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