pouse

Afrikaans

Etymology 1

From Dutch pauze.

Noun

pouse (plural pouses)

1. pause
2. break, rest (interruption of an activity for some time off)

Etymology 2

Noun

pouse

1. plural of pous

Galician

Verb

pouse

1. inflection of pousar:
   1. first/third-person singular present subjunctive
   2. third-person singular imperative

Haitian Creole

Etymology

From French pousser.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /puse/

Verb

pouse

1. (of a plant) grow

Middle English

Alternative forms

• pousse, pouce, pouz, pounse, pounce
• pulse (Late Middle English)

Etymology

Borrowed from Old French pous, pulse.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /puːs/

Noun

pouse (plural pouses)

1. pulse

Descendants

• English: pulse
• Yola: poulee (misspelled)

References

• “pǒus(e, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.

Portuguese

Verb

pouse

1. inflection of pousar:
   1. first/third-person singular present subjunctive
   2. third-person singular imperative