poix

French

Etymology

Inherited from Old French peiz, from Latin picem, from Proto-Indo-European *pik- (“resin”), from *pi- (“sap, juice”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /pwa/
Audio (file)
Homophones: poids, pois

Noun

poix f (uncountable)

pitch
noir comme poix ― pitch black

Derived terms

Further reading

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

Middle French

Etymology

From Old French pois, peis.

Noun

poix m (plural poix)

weight

Descendants

French: poids

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