poussière

French

Etymology

Derivative of Old French pous, from Vulgar Latin *pulvus, from Latin pulvis.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /pu.sjɛʁ/

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Noun

poussière f (plural poussières)

1. dust

   des nuages de poussière cosmique — cosmic dust clouds

2. speck of dust

Derived terms

• poussiéreux

Related terms

• poudre

Further reading

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

Anagrams

• soupirées

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Noun

poussière f (plural poussières)

1. (Guernsey) dust