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pieu

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Franco-Provençal

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Noun

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pieu (Old Lyonnais)

  1. Alternative form of pioly (louse)

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French

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Etymology

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Inherited from Middle French pieu, from Old French pex, pel, from Latin pālus (post, stake), from Proto-Italic *pākslos, from Proto-Indo-European *peh₂ǵ-slos, from *peh₂ǵ-. Doublet of pal, which was borrowed.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /pjø/
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Noun

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pieu m (plural pieux)

  1. post; stake
  2. (slang) bed; sack
    Synonym: plumard

Derived terms

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Further reading

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Middle French

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Etymology

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From Old French pex, pel, from Latin pālus (post, stake).

Noun

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pieu m (plural pieulx)

  1. post; stake

Descendants

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  • French: pieu

Papiamentu

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Etymology

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From Portuguese piolho and Spanish piojo and Kabuverdianu piodju.

Noun

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pieu

  1. louse