sous

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/suːz//suː/

A form of sou — An old French copper coin equal to one twentieth of a livre or twelve deniers; one sou is to the livre as one shilling is to the pound.

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Meanings

sous1

noun
  1. pluralplural of sou

sous2

nounsous (plural sous)
  1. obsoleteObsolete form of sou (“French coin”).

    A tritish maxim and not worth a sous

    1822, The Manchester Iris: A Literary and Scientific Miscellany, page 371
    1 more example

    The moment I cast my eyes upon him, I was predetermined not to give him a single sous […]

    1802, Laurence Sterne, A sentimental journey through France and Italy, page 28
  2. pluralplural of sous

sous3

nounsous (plural sous)
  1. abbreviationclippingClipping of sous-chef.

    Denise left the Generator [restaurant] in the hands of her sous and took the train to New York to bail out her feckless brother and entertain her parents.

    2001, Jonathan Franzen, The Corrections
    1 more example

    A chef always looks out for his sous chef; a sous is always “under” his chef's wing—guided, nurtured, cared for, long after the stoves are turned off and the aprons are hung up. While other cooks are apprenticed to the kitchen, the sous is the lieutenant, the executor of Chef's wishes.

    2014, Michael Gibney, Sous Chef: 24 Hours in the Kitchen

Sous4

proper noun
  1. pluralplural of Sou

Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with sous

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Anagrams

Suso
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APA

sous. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sous

MLA

“sous.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sous. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “sous,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sous.

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