piou
French, noun/pju/
piou is a French masculine noun meaning “cluck; the sound a chicken makes” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “Poussin, petit oiseau”.
What does piou mean in English?
noun
- 1
masculinecluck; the sound a chicken makes
- 2
masculinesmack; the sound of a kiss
- 3
masculinechick; small bird
- 4
masculineslangsoldier
Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How French dictionaries define it
onomatopoeia: 1. Cri d’un poussin, d’un oisillon.
noun: 1. Poussin, petit oiseau.
noun: 1. Soldat.
noun: 1. Baiser rapide et réciproque, effectué sur les lèvres.
The definition in the French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), in French.
Source: French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of piou
- pious plural
- pioupiou
- pillot
- piot
- piyot
- piyote
Source: English Wiktionary and French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce piou?
- /pju/
- \pju\
Sources: English Wiktionary, French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is piou in French?
piou appears about once in every 2 million words in written French.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).