Sou
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sou¹
- /suː/
Sounds like Su, Sue, sue (yod-dropping)
Where it comes from
Borrowed from French sou. Doublet of sol, sold, soldo, solid, solidus, and xu.
noun sous
- An old French copper coin equal to one twentieth of a livre or twelve deniers; one sou is to the livre as one shilling is to the pound. He is grey, flat-footed and withered, with long, brittle nails that set your nerves on edge while he scrapes up your two sous.
- Cent; pocket money.
- A thing of the smallest value; a whit; a jot. I do not care a sou for your excuses.
Sou²
proper noun Sous
- A surname.
