volaille

French

Etymology

Inherited from Old French volille, volleille, from Late Latin volātilia, from Latin volātilis. Doublet of volatil.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /vɔ.laj/

• Audio:

  (file)

Noun

volaille f (plural volailles)

1. poultry
2. (slang) po-po, bacon
3. (slang, dated) a freshman in a military school
4. (slang, obsolete) a thievish prostitute

See also

• poulet

Further reading

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

Norman

Alternative forms

• volâlle (alternative Jersey form)
• volâle (continental Normandy)
• volaïle (Guernsey)
• volaaly (Sark)

Etymology

From Old French volille, volleille, from Late Latin volātilia, from Latin volātilis.

Noun

volaille f (plural volailles)

1. (Jersey) poultry