Masculine
sou
- (historical, masculine) sou (old French coin)
- (broadly, colloquial, in-plural, masculine) money; cash
- (Louisiana, Quebec, colloquial, masculine) cent (one hundredth of a dollar)
Frequency
Pronounced as (IPA)
/su/
Etymology
In summary
Inherited from Old French, inherited from Late Latin soldus, from Latin solidus. Doublet of solide. See also the form sol, which kept the historical spelling from Old French, even if it came to be pronounced like sou.
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