Etymology

poule

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Today it means: A girl, a young woman, especially seen as promiscuous; a slut. Full definition →

First used 1920sFrench poule ← Latin pullus, pulla
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The story

  1. Latin · derived frompullus, pulla
  2. French · borrowed frompoule
  3. English todaypoule

Borrowed from French poule, from Latin pullus, pulla.

Words from the same roots

Frenchpoule all →

pool

First known use, by meaning

  • from 1920s A girl, a young woman, especially seen as promiscuous; a slut.

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