andalou

• andalous (obsolete)

Borrowed from Spanish andaluz. The singular in -ou is probably a backformation from the plural. It became common first in the equestrian sense, where the feminine is rare; this then caused the spelling inconsistency between masculine and feminine forms (cf. also absous, coi, esquimau, favori).

• IPA^(key): /ɑ̃.da.lu/

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andalou (feminine andalouse, masculine plural andalous, feminine plural andalouses)

1. Andalusian (of, from or relating to the autonomous community of Andalusia, Spain)

• arabe andalou
• sauce andalouse

• Andalousie

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