sou

¹

[ soo ]

noun

1. (formerly) either of two bronze coins of France, equal to 5 centimes and 10 centimes.
2. sol ².

sou.

²

abbreviation for

1. south.
2. southern.

sou

/ suː /

noun

1. a former French coin of low denomination
2. a very small amount of money

   I haven't a sou to my name

Word History and Origins

Origin of sou¹

1810–20; < French; Old French sol sol ²

Word History and Origins

Origin of sou¹

C19: from French, from Old French sol, from Latin: solidus

Example Sentences

M. d'Infreville, justly incensed against me, had not left me a sou, and my mother and I became terribly poor.

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The flowers are lovely; you can buy a big bunch of violets for a son, and sou is the peasant word for a halfpenny.

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If you don't have the young woman, you can live at Hopton, but without a sou to your name.

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But I don't care a sou where I go if I can get to act, or who they are if they'll help me.

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St. Genis, who hasn't a sou, was out of the question, I suppose.

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