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All 4 letters words made out of clou

clou lcou colu oclu locu olcu cluo lcuo culo uclo luco ulco coul ocul cuol ucol oucl uocl louc oluc luoc uloc oulc uolc

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Definitions and meaning of clou

clou

Etymology

From French clou. Doublet of clove.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kluː/
• Rhymes: -uː
• Homophones: clue, clew

Noun

clou (plural clous)

1. Something which holds the greatest attention; the chief point of interest.

Anagrams

• ULOC

Catalan

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Central, Balearic, Valencian) [ˈklɔw]

Verb

clou

1. inflection of cloure:
   1. third-person singular present indicative
   2. second-person singular imperative

Dutch

Etymology

Borrowed from French clou.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /klu/
• Hyphenation: clou
• Rhymes: -u

Noun

clou m (plural clous)

1. punch line

Synonyms

• pointe

Finnish

Etymology

Borrowed from French clou.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈkluː/, [ˈkluː]
• IPA^(key): /ˈklou̯/, [ˈklo̞u̯]

Noun

clou

1. highlight (high point of an occasion, press release etc.)

Declension

Synonyms

• kohokohta

Further reading

• “clou”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish]‎^[1] (in Finnish) (online dictionary, continuously updated), Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 35, Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 2023-07-02

French

Etymology

Inherited from Old French clou, from Latin clāvus, from Proto-Italic *klāwos, from Proto-Indo-European *kleh₂u-.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /klu/
• Rhymes: -u

Noun

clou m (plural clous)

1. nail (metal pin)
2. clove (of garlic)
3. (figurative) highlight, climax
4. (usually in the plural, des clous) not likely, no way, you'll be so lucky

Derived terms

Descendants

• → Dutch: clou
• → English: clou
• → Finnish: clou
• → German: Clou
• → Italian: clou
• → Polish: clou

Further reading

• “clou”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.

Italian

Etymology

Borrowed from French clou. Doublet of chiavo.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈklu/^**
• Rhymes: -u

Noun

clou m (invariable)

1. (also relational) highlight (high point of an occasion)

   la mossa clou della partita ― the standout move of the match

Anagrams

• culo, luco

Middle English

Noun

clou

1. Alternative form of clough

Polish

Etymology

Unadapted borrowing from French clou, from Old French clou, from Latin clāvus, from Proto-Italic *klāwos, from Proto-Indo-European *kleh₂u-.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /klu/
• Rhymes: -u
• Syllabification: clou

Noun

clou n (indeclinable)

1. clou (chief point of interest)

Further reading

• clou in Polish dictionaries at PWN

Romanian

Etymology

Borrowed from French clou.

Noun

clou n (plural clou-uri)

1. highlight, climax of a show

Declension

Welsh

Pronunciation

• (North Wales) IPA^(key): /klɔɨ̯/
• (South Wales) IPA^(key): /klɔi̯/

Adjective

clou (feminine singular clou, plural clou, equative cloued, comparative clouach, superlative clouaf)

1. (South Wales) fast, quick

Synonyms

• cyflym

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