Join free

poule

English · Français · Português

AI In plain words

Writing a short explanation…

Written by a house AI from the entry below, in your language. The entry itself is the source.

poule¹

  • /puːl/ UK

Rhymes with -uːl

Where it comes from

Borrowed from French poule, from Latin pullus, pulla.

noun poules

  1. A girl, a young woman, especially seen as promiscuous; a slut. It was a warm spring night and I sat at a table on the terrace of the Napolitain after Robert had gone, watching […] the poules going by, singly and in pairs, looking for the evening meal.

poule²

  • /puːl/ UK

Rhymes with -uːl

noun poules

  1. alternative Alternative form of pool
  2. obsolete Obsolete form of pool (in various senses).

Talk about this word

Cite this
MLA

"poule." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/poule. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

APA

poule. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/poule

Chicago

"poule." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/poule.

BibTeX
@misc{poule_2026,
  title = {poule},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/poule},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}