prou

From Old Occitan pro, from Vulgar Latin *prōde (“profitable”), from Latin prōdest (“it is useful”) interpreted as prode est, verb form of prōsum (“to be of value”). Compare with English proud.

• (Balearic, Central, Valencian) IPA^(key): /ˈpɾɔw/
• Rhymes: -ɔw

prou m or f (plural (colloquial) prous)

1. enough, sufficient

prou

1. enough, an adequate number or amount

prou

1. enough, sufficiently
2. quite, considerably

• (quite): bastant

• “prou” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.

From Vulgar Latin *prōde (“profitable”), from Latin prōdest (“is useful”), third-person singular of prōsum (“to be of value”), metanalysed as prōde est,

• IPA^(key): /pʁu/

prou

1. (obsolete) a lot

Nowadays, this word is only used in the phrase peu ou prou, or less commonly in the phrase ni peu ni prou.

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

• pour