Poilu Definition

pwä-lü
noun
A soldier in the French army.
Webster's New World
Synonyms:
  • chicken purloo
  • purloo

Origin of Poilu

  • French hairy, tough, poilu from Old French pelu hairy from Vulgar Latin pilūtus from Latin pilus hair

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

  • French poilu (“hairy")

    From Wiktionary

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