[French Word of the Day] Poilu
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Mandor
Jan 21, 2008, 1:48:00 PM1/21/08
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un poil (pronounced pwal) = a hair. An expression to know:
à poil = naked (i.e. down to wearing nothing but hair)
poilu / poilu(e) = hairy
Poilu was the nickname of WWI infantrymen, who often wore mustache or beard. In related news, we mourn the death of the penultimate (avant-dernier in French) and oldest surviving poilu, Louis de Cazenave, who passed away at 110 last week-end.
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Posted By Mandor to French Word of the Day at 1/21/2008 01:30:00 PM
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