dessous

From Latin dē (“from”) + subtus (“beneath”), corresponding to de (“from”) + sous (“beneath”) in French. Compare Italian di sotto, Romanian dedesubt.

• IPA^(key): /də.su/

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• Rhymes: -u

dessous

1. underneath; beneath

dessous m (plural dessous)

1. underside; bottom

   Antonym: dessus

2. disadvantage

   Antonym: dessus

3. (in the plural) (women's) underwear

   Elle a osé montrer ses dessous en plein air.

   She dared show her undies out in the open.

4. (in the plural) hidden agenda

• sous

dessous

1. under; beneath

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

Unadapted borrowing from French dessous.

dessous n (plural dessous-uri)

1. women's underwear