poids

Noun

poids

1. plural of poid

Anagrams

• Diops, dipso, dipso-, iPods

Etymology

From Middle French poix, from Old French pois, peis, from Vulgar Latin *pēsum, from Latin pēnsum. Spelling influenced by Latin pondus with the same meaning; both ultimately from the root of pendō (“to hang”). Doublet of pensum, which was borrowed.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /pwa/

• audio

  (file)

• Homophones: pois, poix

Noun

poids m (plural poids)

1. weight

Further reading

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