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Borrowed fromFrenchpoilu(“brave”).Doublet ofplew.

• IPA^(key): /ˈpwɑːluː/

poilu (pluralpoilus)

1. (historical) A Frenchinfantryman during theFirst World War

• oil up

Frompoil +‎-u; compareSpanishpeludo. The figurative sense entered the language through French military slang.

• IPA^(key): /pwa.ly/

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poilu (femininepoilue,masculine pluralpoilus,feminine pluralpoilues)

1. (informal)hairy

   Synonym:velu

   Antonym:glabre

2. (dated, figurative)brave,courageous;energetic[late 19th c.]

   Synonym:courageux

poilu m (pluralpoilus)

1. (historical)poilu(French soldier during World War I)

• “poilu”, inTrésor de la langue française informatisé[Digitized Treasury of the French Language],2012.

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