filou

See also: Filou

Dutch

Etymology

Borrowed from French filou.

Noun

filou m (plural filou's)

1. (Belgium) scoundrel, cheat

   Synonym: schurk

References

• [1]

French

Etymology

Probably a dialectal form of fileur.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /fi.lu/

• Audio

  (file)

Noun

filou m (plural filous)

1. (archaic) thief, pickpocket
2. rascal, rogue
3. trickster
4. (colloquial) mischievous child

Descendants

• → Dutch: filou
• → Swedish: filur
• → Czech: filuta

Further reading

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

Anagrams

• fioul

Norman

Etymology

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Noun

filou m (plural filous)

1. (Jersey) pickpocket; rogue

Synonyms

• (rogue): ch'napan, cotchîn, scélérat

Portuguese

Verb

filou

1. third-person singular preterite indicative of filar

West Makian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɸi.ˈlo.u/

Verb

filou

1. (stative) to fill (a bag, etc.)

   Synonym: fiogo

Conjugation

Conjugation of filou (stative verb)
		singular	plural
			inclusive	exclusive
1st person		tifilou	mifilou	afilou
2nd person		nifilou	fifilou
3rd person	inanimate	ifilou	difilou
	animate	mafilou
imperative		—, filou	—, filou

References

• Clemens Voorhoeve (1982) The Makian languages and their neighbours‎^[2], Pacific linguistics (as filów)