pileux

French

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Latin pilōsus. Doublet of pelouse, a borrowing from Provençal or Occitan.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /pi.lø/

• Audio:

  (file)

Adjective

pileux (feminine pileuse, masculine plural pileux, feminine plural pileuses)

1. (relational) hair

Derived terms

• pilosité

Related terms

• poilu

Further reading

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