toux

French

Etymology

From Old French tous, tos, from Latin tussis, tussem, from Proto-Indo-European *tud-ti-s- (“cough”), from *(s)tewd-, from *(s)tew- (“to push, hit”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /tu/
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Homophones: tous, tout

Noun

toux f (plural toux)

cough

Related terms

tousser (verb)

Further reading

“toux” in le Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).

Norman

Etymology

From Old French tous, tos, from Latin tussis, tussem.

Noun

toux f (plural toux)

(Jersey) cough

Related terms

toûtre (“to cough”, verb)

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