pelouse

proper nouncommon noun

Syllable Decomposition

pelouse

from the Occitan pelosa, derived from the Latin pilosus ("hairy"), a derivative of pĭlus ("hair"). The appearance of the surface covered with mowed grass indeed recalls that of hairhttp://www.cnrtl.fr/etymologie/pelouse.

Definitions

botanique

Plural

pelouses

Translations

  • germangerman:Rasen
  • englishenglish:yard
  • spanishspanish:césped
  • italianitalian:prato
  • dutchdutch:grasperk
  • portugueseportuguese:relvado

See also