Polyglot Dictionary

oseille

/ozɛj/

la noun B2

le (masc.) la (fem.)

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

N Register Colloquial Era Current Frequency Common Domain General Tone Neutral

Meaning

  1. money, cash (slang, literally "sorrel")

N Category Thing Concreteness Concrete Animacy Inanimate Countability Mass Scope Individual

Similar words

pognon

Both are everyday slang for "money." pognon is probably the single most common money slang word in French; oseille (literally "sorrel," the plant) is a more colorful, slightly older-sounding alternative.

Practice

1 What does oseille mean?

2 Fill the gap: Il a dépensé toute son ___ en un week-end.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches oseille?

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