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pou

louse, head louse

noun POO Rare
Body & Health Health & Illness

Usage Note

Pou has an irregular plural poux — it is one of the classic seven nouns ending in '-ou' that take '-oux' in the plural (along with genou, chou, etc.). The idiom chercher des poux à quelqu'un (literally 'to look for lice on someone') means to pick a fight with someone.

Examples

"L'enfant a des poux dans les cheveux."

Natural Translation

The child has lice in their hair.

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