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French
Etymology
Inherited from Old French pouce, pouz, peuce, from Latin pollicem.
Pronunciation
Noun
pouce m (plural pouces)
- thumb
- inch
Derived terms
Interjection
pouce !
- (games) stop!, wait!
Further reading
Anagrams
Norman
Etymology
From Old French pouce (“thumb”), from Latin pollex, pollicem.
Noun
pouce m (plural pouces)
- (Jersey) inch
Old French
Etymology
From Latin pollicem, accusative singular of pollex.
Noun
pouce oblique singular, m (oblique plural pouces, nominative singular pouces, nominative plural pouce)
- thumb (anatomy)
Descendants