pous

See also: Pous

English

Etymology

From Ancient Greek πούς (poús, “foot”). Doublet of foot, pes, and pie (“Spanish unit of length”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /pus/

Noun

pous (plural podes)

1. The Greek foot, a unit of length based on the shod foot, generally equal to 16 fingers (δάκτυλοι) or ¹⁄₆₀₀ stade (στάδια) but varying over time and location within Greece and the Hellenized world.

Synonyms

• Greek foot

Anagrams

• PUOs, opus, puso, soup

Afrikaans

Etymology

From Dutch paus, from Middle Dutch paus.

Pronunciation

• Audio:

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Noun

pous (plural pouse)

1. pope

Catalan

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Central, Balearic, Valencia) [ˈpows]

Noun

pous

1. plural of pou

Haitian Creole

Etymology

From French pouce (“thumb”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /pus/

Noun

pous

1. thumb