poilu

(pwä lo̵̅o̅′, pwä′lo̵̅o̅′; Fr pwȧ lü′)

noun

Slang a soldier in the French army: term used esp. in WWI

Origin: Fr, hairy, virile < poil, hair < L pilus: see pile

See poilu in American Heritage Dictionary 4

noun
Slang

A French soldier, especially in World War I.

Origin:

Origin: French, hairy, tough, poilu

Origin: , from Old French pelu, hairy

Origin: , from Vulgar Latin *pilūtus

Origin: , from Latin pilus, hair

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