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POILU

Pronunciation (US):

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 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Thick stew made of rice and chicken and small game; southern U.S.

Synonyms:

chicken purloo; poilu; purloo

Classified under:

Nouns denoting foods and drinks

Hypernyms ("poilu" is a kind of...):

stew (food prepared by stewing especially meat or fish with vegetables)

Sense 2

Meaning:

A French soldier (especially in World War I)

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Hypernyms ("poilu" is a kind of...):

soldier (an enlisted man or woman who serves in an army)

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