SOU

sou

(noun) a former French coin of low denomination; often used of any small amount of money; “he hasn’t a sou to his name”

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

sou (plural sous)

An old French copper coin equal to one twentieth of a livre or twelve deniers; one sou is to the livre as one shilling is to the pound.

(dated, slang) Cent; pocket money.

(dated) A thing of the smallest value; a whit; a jot.

Anagrams

• -ous, OSU, USO, ous

Proper noun

Sou (plural Sous)

A surname.

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Sou is the 25226th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 982 individuals. Sou is most common among Asian/Pacific Islander (89.61%) individuals.

Anagrams

• -ous, OSU, USO, ous

Source: Wiktionary


Sou, n.; pl. Sous or. Etym: [F. sou, OF. sol, from L. solidus a gold coin, in LL., a coin of less value. See Sold, n., Solid, and and cf. Sol, Soldo.]

Definition: An old French copper coin, equivalent in value to, and now displaced by, the five-centime piece (sou.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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