Sous

2 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Sou \Sou\, n.; pl. {Sous}or. [F. sou, OF. sol, from L. solidus a
     gold coin, in LL., a coin of less value. See {Sold}, n.,
     {Solid}, and and cf. {Sol}, {Soldo}.]
     An old French copper coin, equivalent in value to, and now
     displaced by, the five-centime piece (1/20 of a franc), which
     is popularly called a sou.


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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Sous \Sous\, Souse \Souse\ (F. s[=oo]; colloq. Eng. sous), n.
     A corrupt form of Sou. [Obs.] --Colman, the Elder.
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