Poilu Definition
pwä-lü
noun
A soldier in the French army.
Webster's New World
Synonyms:
- chicken purloo
- purloo
Origin of Poilu
French hairy, tough, poilu from Old French pelu hairy from Vulgar Latin pilūtus from Latin pilus hair
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
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French poilu (“hairy")
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