sueur
French
Etymology
From Old French suor, suur, from Latin sūdōrem, accusative of sūdor, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *swoyd-, *sweyd-.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /sɥœʁ/
audio (file) - Rhymes: -ɥœʁ
Noun
sueur f (plural sueurs)
- sweat, perspiration
- Synonym: transpiration
Derived terms
- à la sueur de son front
- sueur froide
Related terms
- suer
- suaire
Further reading
- “sueur”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
Anagrams
- usure