pouse

pouse

Afrikaans

Etymology 1

From Dutch pauze.

Noun

pouse (plural pouses)

  1. pause
  2. break, rest (interruption of an activity for some time off)

Etymology 2

Noun

pouse

  1. plural of pous

Galician

Verb

pouse

  1. inflection of pousar:
    1. first/third-person singular present subjunctive
    2. third-person singular imperative

Haitian Creole

Etymology

From French pousser.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /puse/

Verb

pouse

  1. (transitive) to push
  2. (intransitive, of a plant) to grow

References

  • Targète, Jean; Urciolo, Raphael (1993), Haitian Creole-English Dictionary[1], Dunwoody Press, →ISBN, page 155

Middle English

Alternative forms

Etymology

Borrowed from Old French pous, pulse.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /pus/

Noun

pouse (plural pouses)

  1. pulse

Descendants

  • English: pulse

References

Portuguese

Verb

pouse

  1. inflection of pousar:
    1. first/third-person singular present subjunctive
    2. third-person singular imperative