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poids.

weight

5 characters1 syllables approx.Français language

Meaning & usage

noun/pwa//pwɑ//pwa/
  1. weight

    invariable · masculine
Where this word comes from

Inherited from Middle French poix, from Old French pois, peis, from Vulgar Latin *pēsum, from Latin pēnsum. Spelling influenced by Latin pondus with the same meaning; both ultimately from the root of pendō (“to weigh”). Doublet of pensum, which was borrowed.

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