pelouse

French

Etymology

Originally dialectal, a borrowing from Provençal or Occitan pelouso, pelos (“thickset”), from Latin pilosus. Doublet of pileux.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /pə.luz/

• Audio:

  (file)

Noun

pelouse f (plural pelouses)

1. lawn

   Synonym: gazon

2. (motor racing) public enclosure
3. (rugby, soccer) field, ground

Further reading

• “pelouse”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.