saoul

French

Alternative forms

• soûl
• soul (post-1990 spelling)

Etymology

Inherited from Old French saül, saol, inherited from Latin satullus, diminutive of satur (“full”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /su/

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• Rhymes: -u
• Homophones: saouls, sou, sous

Adjective

saoul (feminine saoule, masculine plural saouls, feminine plural saoules)

1. drunk

   Synonyms: ivre, beurré, picolé, bourré

   À colombe saoule les cerises sont amères.

   To a drunk dove, even cherries are bitter.

2. (obsolete) sated

   Synonym: repu

Related terms

• dessaouler
• saouler

Descendants

• Louisiana Creole: sou

Further reading

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

Anagrams

• louas, soula, soûla