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Noun: poilu  pwaa'loo
  1. A French soldier (especially in World War I)
     
  2. Thick stew made of rice and chicken and small game; southern U.S.
    - purloo, chicken purloo

Derived forms: poilus

Type of: pongo [Brit, informal], soldier, stew

Encyclopedia: Poilu