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POILU
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Thick stew made of rice and chicken and small game; southern U.S.
Synonyms:
chicken purloo; poilu; purloo
Classified under:
Nouns denoting foods and drinks
Hypernyms ("poilu" is a kind of...):
stew (food prepared by stewing especially meat or fish with vegetables)
Sense 2
Meaning:
A French soldier (especially in World War I)
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("poilu" is a kind of...):
soldier (an enlisted man or woman who serves in an army)