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sol.

soil, earth

3 characters1 syllables approx.Français language

Meaning & usage

noun/sɔl/
  1. soil, earth

    masculine
  2. ground

    masculine
  3. floor

    masculine
Where this word comes from

From Latin solum (“soil, ground, floor”).

noun/sɔl/
  1. sol (the fifth step (G) in the solfège scale of C, preceded by fa and followed by la)

    invariable · masculine
Where this word comes from

From Latin sol(ve) in the hymn for St. John the Baptist where all note names were taken from.

noun/sɔl/
  1. a Spanish-American gold or silver coin, now the main currency unit of Peru (also new sol), or a coin of this value

    masculine
Where this word comes from

From Spanish sol (“sun”), itself from Latin sol.

noun/su/
  1. sou (the feudal era coin)

    archaic · masculine
Where this word comes from

From Latin solidus, a Roman coin. This form kept the historical spelling based on the Old French and Latin. See the main entry at sou.

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