sou Definition
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.
Browse dictionary entries near sou
- ‹ sotto voce
- ‹ sottish
- ‹ sotted
- ‹ sotol
- ‹ Sotho
- ‹ Sothic
- ‹ soteriology
- ‹ sot
- ‹ sostenuto
- ‹ Sosnowiec
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