pileux

French

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin pilōsus. Doublet of pelouse, a borrowing from Provençal or Occitan.

Adjective

pileux (feminine singular pileuse, masculine plural pileux, feminine plural pileuses)

hair (attributive)

Further reading

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

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