jaloux

Etymology

Borrowed from French jaloux (“jealous”), from Late Latin zelosus, from zēlus, from Ancient Greek ζῆλος (zêlos, “zeal”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /sjalu/, [ɕæˈlu]

Adjective

jaloux

1. jealous socially, esp. romantically

Etymology

From Old French jalous, from Late Latin zelosus, from zelus, from Ancient Greek ζῆλος (zêlos, “zeal, jealousy”). Compare Italian Italian geloso, Spanish Spanish celoso.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ʒa.lu/

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• Rhymes: -u

Adjective

jaloux (feminine singular jalouse, masculine plural jaloux, feminine plural jalouses)

1. jealous

Further reading

• “jaloux” in le Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).