pouls

French

Etymology

Inherited from Middle French pouls (an etymologizing spelling with a silent ‹l› alongside pous, poux), from Old French pous, from earlier polz, from Latin pulsus (“beat”), from pellō (“drive, push”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /pu/

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• Rhymes: -u
• Homophones: pou, poux

Noun

pouls m (plural pouls)

1. pulse (regular beat caused by the heart)

Derived terms

• tâter le pouls

Related terms

• pousser

Further reading

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

Anagrams

• loups

Norman

Etymology

From Old French, from Latin pulsus (“beat”), from pellō, pellere (“drive”).

Noun

pouls m (uncountable)

1. (Jersey, physiology) pulse