dessous

From Latin dē (“from”) + subtus (“beneath”), corresponding to de (“from”) + sous (“beneath”) in French. Compare Italian di sotto, Romanian Romanian dedesubt.

• IPA^(key): /də.su/

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• Rhymes: -u

dessous

1. underneath; beneath

dessous m (plural dessous)

1. underside; bottom
2. disadvantage
3. (in the plural) (women's) underwear

   Elle a osé montrer ses dessous en plein air.

   She dared show her undies out in the open.

4. (in the plural) hidden agenda

• (underside): dessus
• (disadvantage): dessus

• sous

dessous

1. under; beneath

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