la
/pys/
Translation
flea; microchip; sweetie (term of endearment)
Word origin
From Latin pulicem, accusative of pulex ('flea'). The English colour word 'puce' was borrowed from French, where it named the brownish purple of a squashed flea.
- Origin
- Latin
- Root
- pulex
- English cognates
- puce
Grammar
Examples
' gratté .
The dog scratched all night because of the fleas.
bancaire magnétique.
My bank card has a chip and a magnetic strip.
, , .
Come here, sweetie, we are going to read a story.
cette au aux -Ouen.
We found this lamp at the Saint-Ouen flea market.
Taïwan.
The chip in this phone is made in Taiwan.
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