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sou (so̵̅o̅)

noun pl. sousso̵̅o̅z; Fr so̵̅o̅

any of several former French coins, esp. one equal to five centimes

Etymology: Fr < OFr sol < LL solidus: see solidus

sou Usage Examples

Converse of object

  • have: He had two sous, " said Madame Adolphe, looking at Madame Marmus with an accusing air.
  • give: The little rascal had gone to break the coin, in order to give only one sou to his mother.
  • vie: Jean-Pierre Rioux ( ed ), La vie culturelle sous Vichy, Paris, 1990.

Adjective modifier

  • French: The descendant today of the golden solidus is the French sou ( the name comes from solidus ).
  • few: Joseph Bridau, who had, to use his own expression, a few sous in his pocket, took Fougeres to the Opera.

Modifies a noun

  • l'occupation: L'Histoire, N° 253 - April 2001 ( concerns Mitterrand ) Ingrid Galster, Que faisait Jean-Paul Sartre sous l'occupation?
  • chef: Hamish, a sous chef from Aberdeen, is clear on the subject: " Only wild Scottish salmon will do it.
  • ..: The position would suit an existing head chef or an experienced sous chef...

Noun used with modifier

culturelle: Jean-Pierre Rioux ( ed ), La vie culturelle sous Vichy, Paris, 1990.

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