perdu

or per·due

[ per-doo, -dyoo, per- ]
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adjective
  1. hidden; concealed; obscured.

noun
  1. Obsolete. a soldier assigned to a very dangerous mission or position.

Origin of perdu

1
1585–95; <French: lost, past participle of perdre<Latin perdere to lose

Other definitions for Perdu (2 of 2)

Perdu
[ per-dy ]

noun
  1. Mont [mawn], /mɔ̃/, French name of Monte Perdido.

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British Dictionary definitions for perdu (1 of 2)

perdu

perdue

/ (ˈpɜːdjuː) /


adjective
  1. obsolete (of a soldier) placed on hazardous sentry duty

  2. obsolete (of a soldier) placed in a hazardous ambush

  1. (of a person or thing) hidden or concealed

noun
  1. obsolete a soldier placed on hazardous sentry duty

  2. obsolete a soldier placed in a hazardous ambush

Origin of perdu

1
C16: via French: lost, from perdre to lose, from Latin perdere to destroy

British Dictionary definitions for Perdu (2 of 2)

Perdu

/ (pɛrdy) /


noun
  1. Mont Perdu the French name for (Monte) Perdido

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