toux

French

Etymology

Inherited from Old French tous, tos, from Latin tussem, from Proto-Indo-European *tud-ti-s- (“cough”), from *(s)tewd-, from *(s)tew- (“to push, hit”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /tu/

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• Homophones: tous, tout

Noun

toux f (plural toux)

1. cough

Derived terms

• toux grasse
• toux sèche

Related terms

• antitussif
• tousser

Further reading

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

Norman

Etymology

From Old French tous, tos, from Latin tussis, tussem.

Noun

toux f (plural toux)

1. (Jersey) cough

Related terms

• toûtre (“to cough”, verb)