Plou

Lëtzebuergesch

English: plough; boneshaker [bike]; boor
Français: charrue; bécane [vélo]; goujat
Deutsch: Pflug; Drahtesel; Grobian

Type: SUBST M
Plural: Pléi

Pronunciation (IPA)

[pləʊ]

Meanings and translations

Meaning 1

Deutsch: Pflug
Français: charrue
English: plough
Português: charrua
Nederlands: ploeg

Meaning 2

colloquial

Deutsch: Drahtesel
Français: bécane (vélo)
English: boneshaker (bike)
Português: burra (bicicleta)
Nederlands: stalen ros (fiets)

Meaning 3

colloquial pejorative

Deutsch: Trampel; (ungehobelter) Klotz
Français: balourd; rustaud
English: (clumsy) oaf; lout
Português: trapalhão; cepo
Nederlands: ongelikte beer (lomperd)

Synonyms

Bëlles

Spelling variants

Only source-reviewed variants are suggested.

Pléi
Plou

Example sentences

d'Päerd hunn de Plou gezunn
Meaning 1: plough
u mengem Plou spréngt d'Ketten ëmmer erof
colloquial
Meaning 2: boneshaker
wéi e Plou huet meng Tulpen am Virgäertchen zertrëppelt?
colloquialpejorative
Meaning 3: (clumsy) oaf; lout
du kanns deen ongehuwwelte Plou net mat bei d'Leit huelen!
colloquialpejorative
Meaning 3: (clumsy) oaf; lout

Source: ZLS / LOD · July 2026 · CC0

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