POILU


Meaning of POILU in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ pwäl-ˈyü, pwä-ˈlü; ˈpwäl-ˌyü, ˈpwä-ˌlü; pwä-ˈlue ]

noun

Etymology: French, from poilu hairy, from Middle French, from poil hair, from Old French peil , Latin pilus

Date: 1914

: a French soldier ; especially : a front-line soldier in World War I

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