# jalouse

> English word · Verb · IPA /d͡ʒəˈluːz/

## Definitions
1. To suspect.
2. To be jealous of.

## Etymology
From Scots jalouse, from Old French jalouser. The sense "to be jealous of" came about as a misunderstanding by southern writers, from the similarity to jealousy.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/jalouse