souci

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French

Etymology 1

Deverbal from soucier.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /su.si/
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Noun

souci m (plural soucis)

  1. worry; concern
    N’ayez pas de soucis. ― Have no worries, don’t worry.
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Etymology 2

Inherited from Old French soucie, soussie, solsie, from Medieval Latin solsequia (compare English solisequious).[1][2][3]

Noun

souci m (plural soucis)

  1. marigold (flower)

References

  1. ^ Verrier, A., Onillon, R. (1908) Glossaire etymologique et historique des patois et des parlers de l'Anjou‎, Angers: Germain and G. Grassin, page XV
  2. ^ “soucy”, in OED Online Paid subscription required⁠, Oxford: Oxford University Press, launched 2000.
  3. ^ “soussie”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.

Occitan

Noun

souci m (plural soucis)

  1. worry; concern
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