Catalan

Noun

peu m ‎(plural peus)

1. (anatomy) foot

French

Etymology

From Old French poi, from Latin paucus, from Proto-Italic *paukus, ultimately from the Proto-Indo-European *peh₂w- ‎(“few”, “little”). Compare Catalan poc, Italian poco, Portuguese Portuguese pouco, Spanish Spanish poco.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /pø/
• Rhymes: -ø

Adverb

peu

1. not very; little; not much

   Il est peu intelligent - He is not very bright.

Noun

peu m ‎(uncountable)

1. few

   Peu de gens sont d’accord - Few people agree

2. little

   un peu - a little

   Je te donne le peu d’argent que j’ai - I’ll give you the little money I have

   Je n’aime pas beaucoup ce café mais j’en ai bu un peu - I don’t like this coffee very much but I drank a little of it or I don’t like this coffee very much but I drank some of it

See also

• à peu près
• peu à peu
• peu de

Anagrams

• pue, pué

Walloon

Etymology

From Old French peor, from Latin pavor, pavōrem ‎(“fear, fright”).

Noun

peu f ‎(plural peus)

1. fear

Derived terms

• aveur peu