English

Noun

sou ‎(plural sous)

1. An old French copper coin.
2. (dated, slang) Cent; pocket money.
3. (dated) A thing of the smallest value; a whit; a jot.

   I do not care a sou for your excuses.

Anagrams

• ous, USO

Afrikaans

Verb

sou

1. preterite of sal; would, should

Catalan

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -ɔw

Verb

sou

1. second-person plural present indicative form of ser
2. second-person plural imperative form of ser

Folopa

Noun

sou

1. Alternative form of so

References

• Karl James Franklin, Pacific Linguistics (1973, ISBN 0858831007), page 130: Polopa so/sou woman, cf. DAR sou female animal but we woman.
• Karl J. Franklin, Comparative Wordlist 1 of the Gulf District and adjacent areas (1975), page 15: Boro, Suri, Tebera sou, Sopese šo

French

Etymology

Inherited from Latin solidus. Doublet of solide.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /su/
• Homophones: saoul, saouls, soul, soûl, souls, soûls, sous

Noun

sou m ‎(plural sous)

1. sou (old French coin)
2. (chiefly in the plural sous, colloquial) money; cash

   Tu peux me prêter des sous ?‎

   Can you lend me some cash?

3. (Quebec, colloquial) cent (one hundredth of a dollar)

   Ça va être six piastres et vingt-cinq sous, s'il te plaît.‎

   That'll be six dollars and twenty-five cents, please.

Related terms

• sol

See also

• chelin
• livre

Haitian Creole

Preposition

sou

1. on
2. about, concerning

Japanese

Romanization

sou

1. rōmaji reading of そう

Luxembourgish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /zəʊ/ (basic form)
• IPA^(key): /zu/ (reduced)
• Rhymes: -əʊ

Adverb

sou

1. Alternative form of esou

Mandarin

Romanization

sou (Zhuyin ㄙㄡ˙)

1. Nonstandard spelling of sōu.
2. Nonstandard spelling of sǒu.
3. Nonstandard spelling of sòu.

Usage notes

• English transcriptions of Mandarin speech often fail to distinguish between the critical tonal differences employed in the Mandarin language, using words such as this one without the appropriate indication of tone.

Old Catalan

Etymology

From Latin suum.

Adjective

sou ‎(feminine sua, masculine plural sous, feminine plural sues)

1. his, her, its, their

Synonyms

• son

Descendants

• Catalan: seu

Portuguese

Alternative forms

• sô (nonstandard)

Pronunciation

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈso(w)/
• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈsow/

Verb

sou

1. first-person singular (eu) present indicative of ser
   • 2007, Lya Wyler (translator), J. K. Rowling (English author), Harry Potter e as Relíquias da Morte (Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows), Rocco, page 589:

     Sou excepcionalmente famoso.

     I am exceptionally famous.