different between soss vs sous

English

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /s?s/

Etymology 1

From Middle English sosse, sos, soos (“hounds' meat; a mess of food”), of uncertain origin. See sesspool.

Alternative forms

• suss

Noun

soss (plural sosses)

1. (Britain, dialect) Anything dirty or muddy; a dirty puddle.

Verb

soss (third-person singular simple present sosses, present participle sossing, simple past and past participle sossed)

1. (Britain, dialect) To soil; to make dirty.

Etymology 2

Compare souse.

Verb

soss (third-person singular simple present sosses, present participle sossing, simple past and past participle sossed)

1. To fall suddenly into a chair or seat; to sit lazily.
   • 1723, Jonathan Swift, Stella at Wood Park

     sossing in an easy chair

2. To throw in a negligent or careless manner; to toss.
   • May 24 1711, Jonathan Swift, Journal to Stella – Letter 24

     the coach sosses up and down as one goes that way

Noun

soss (plural sosses)

1. (obsolete) A lazy fellow.
2. A heavy fall.

   (Can we find and add a quotation of Halliwell to this entry?)

Anagrams

• OSS's, OSSs, SSOs

Luxembourgish

Etymology

From Old High German sus. Cognate with German sonst.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /zos/
  • Rhymes: -os

Adverb

soss

1. otherwise
2. usually
3. elsewhere

Conjunction

soss

1. otherwise, or else

   Du muss dech fläissen, soss verpass du den Zuch.

   You must hurry up, or else you will miss the train.

English

Etymology 1

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /su?z/

Noun

sous

1. plural of sou

Etymology 2

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /su?/

Noun

sous (plural sous)

1. Obsolete form of sou (“French coin”).
   • 1802, Laurence Sterne, A sentimental journey through France and Italy (page 28)

     The moment I cast my eyes upon him, I was predetermined not to give him a single sous […]

2. plural of sous

Etymology 3

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /su?/

Noun

sous (plural sous)

1. Short for sous-chef.
   • 2014, Michael Gibney, Sous Chef: 24 Hours in the Kitchen

     A chef always looks out for his sous chef; a sous is always “under” his chef's wing—guided, nurtured, cared for, long after the stoves are turned off and the aprons are hung up. While other cooks are apprenticed to the kitchen, the sous is the lieutenant, the executor of Chef's wishes.

Anagrams

• USOS, USOs

Afrikaans

Etymology

From Dutch saus.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /sœu?s/

Noun

sous (plural souse, diminutive sousie)

1. sauce

Derived terms

• tamatiesous

Catalan

Noun

sous

1. plural of sou

French

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /su/

Etymology 1

From Middle French soubs, soubz, from Old French sus, sos, suz, soz, sost, from Latin subtus, which is derived from Latin sub. Cognate to Italian sotto.

Preposition

sous

1. below, under

Derived terms

Etymology 2

Noun

sous m

1. plural of sou
2. (slang) money

References

Further reading

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

Haitian Creole

Etymology

From French source (“source”).

Noun

sous

1. source

Mirandese

Adjective

sous

1. masculine plural of sou

Norman

Etymology 1

From Old French sus, sos, suz, soz, sost, from Latin subtus, from sub.

Preposition

sous

1. (Guernsey) below, under

Alternative forms

• souôs (Jersey)

Etymology 2

Noun

sous m pl

1. plural of sou
2. (Guernsey, plural only) money

Old Catalan

Etymology

From Latin su?s.

Adjective

sous

1. masculine plural of sou