Feminine

pelouse

  1. (feminine) lawn
  2. (feminine) public enclosure
  3. (feminine) field, ground

Frequency

C1
Pronounced as (IPA)
/pə.luz/
Etymology

In summary

Originally dialectal, a borrowing from Provençal or Occitan pelouso, pelos (“thickset”), from Latin pilosus. Doublet of pileux.

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