poulain

From Old French poulain, polain (“baby animal”), from a Late Latin or Vulgar Latin pullāmen, from Latin pullus (“animal young”).

• IPA^(key): /pu.lɛ̃/

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poulain m (plural poulains)

1. foal (young horse)

• poule

• poulaine

• “poulain”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.

From Old French, from a Late Latin or Vulgar Latin pullamen, from Latin pullus (“animal young”).

poulain m (plural poulains)

1. (Jersey) foal

• noeud en tchu d'poulain (“granny knot”)

poulain

1. Alternative form of polain