sous

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See also: Sous and sous-

English

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Etymology 1

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Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /suːz/
  • Audio (US):(file)
  • Rhymes: -uːz

Noun

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sous

  1. plural of sou

Etymology 2

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sous (plural sous)

  1. Obsolete form of sou (French coin).
    • 1802, Laurence Sterne, A sentimental journey through France and Italy, page 28:
      The moment I cast my eyes upon him, I was predetermined not to give him a single sous []
  2. plural of sous

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sous (plural sous)

  1. Short for sous-chef.
    • 2001, Jonathan Franzen, The Corrections:
      Denise left the Generator [restaurant] in the hands of her sous and took the train to New York to bail out her feckless brother and entertain her parents.
    • 2014, Michael Gibney, Sous Chef: 24 Hours in the Kitchen:
      A chef always looks out for his sous chef; a sous is always “under” his chef's wing—guided, nurtured, cared for, long after the stoves are turned off and the aprons are hung up. While other cooks are apprenticed to the kitchen, the sous is the lieutenant, the executor of Chef's wishes.

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Afrikaans

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Etymology

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From Dutch saus.

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sous (plural souse, diminutive sousie)

  1. sauce

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Catalan

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sous

  1. (Alghero) masculine plural of sou

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sous

  1. plural of sou (salary, wage)

French

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Etymology 1

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From Middle French soubs, from Old French soz, from Latin subtus.

Preposition

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sous

  1. below, under
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Etymology 2

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Noun

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sous m

  1. plural of sou
  2. (slang) money

Further reading

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Haitian Creole

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From French source (source).

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sous

  1. source

Mirandese

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Adjective

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sous

  1. masculine plural of sou

Norman

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Preposition

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sous (Guernsey)

  1. Alternative form of souôs (below, under)

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sous m pl

  1. plural of sou
  2. (Guernsey, plural only) money

Old Catalan

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Etymology

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From Latin suōs.

Adjective

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sous

  1. masculine plural of sou