piou

Franco-Provençal

Noun

piou (Valdôtain)

  1. alternative form of pioly (louse)

References

  • piou in Lo trèsor Arpitan – on arpitan.eu

French

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /pju/
  • Audio:(file)

Noun

piou m (plural pious)

  1. cluck; the sound a chicken makes
  2. smack; the sound of a kiss
  3. (Lyon) chick; small bird
  4. (slang) soldier

Further reading

Galician

Verb

piou

  1. third-person singular preterite indicative of piar

Portuguese

Verb

piou

  1. third-person singular preterite indicative of piar

Walloon

Etymology

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Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /pju/

Noun

piou m (plural pious)

  1. louse