poudre

See also: poudré

French

Etymology

From Old French poudre, from Latin pulverem, accusative of pulvis (or possibly through a Vulgar Latin form *pŭlvĕra), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *pel- (dust; flour).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /pudʁ/
  • (file)

Noun

poudre f (plural poudres)

  1. powder
  2. (obsolete) dust

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Middle English

Etymology 1

From Old French poudre, from Latin pulverem, accusative of pulvis.

Alternative forms

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈpuːdər/, /ˈpuːðər/, /ˈpuːdrə/

Noun

poudre (plural poudres)

  1. powder (a collection of particles):
    1. Dust; powder as a waste products or generated from the remains of something.
    2. Ashes; the matter produced by combustion.
    3. Earth, dirt; the particles that compose soil.
    4. Various powders as used in medicine or alchemy.
    5. Powders used for culinary purposes; spices.
    6. (rare) Gunpowder; black powder.
  2. The results of the decomposition of one's corpse.
  3. (rare) A speckling; an stippled pattern.
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Etymology 2

From Old French poudrer, from poudre.

Verb

poudre

  1. Alternative form of poudren

Old French

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Latin pulverem, accusative of pulvis. Compare Old Occitan poldra, polvera.

Noun

poudre f (oblique plural poudres, nominative singular poudre, nominative plural poudres)

  1. powder
  2. dust

Descendants

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