poulaille

French

Etymology

Inherited from Old French polaille, poulaille. By surface analysis, poule +‎ -aille.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /pu.laj/ ~ /pu.lɑj/

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Noun

poulaille f (plural poulailles)

1. (dialectal) poultry
2. (slang) cop, rozzer (police)

Further reading

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