English

Etymology
From French pucelle#French|pucelle.

Pronunciation
IPA|/p�'s�l/

Noun
en-noun

1. archaic a girl, a maiden, a virgin, especially w:Joan of Arc|Joan of Arc

#:*1976: Seven weeks before, Joan of Arc had ridden into Orleans. She was at the height of her strange career.��Maid or Witch, Pucelle or Puzzell � she is very hard to understand.� � Robert Nye, Falstaff

1. archaic a prostitute, a slut

Translations
virgin
French: pucelle#French|pucelle f

French

Etymology
Old French pucele, from late Latin pulicella �young girl�, a popular diminutive of puella �girl�.

Pronunciation
IPA|/pys�l/

Noun
pucelle f

1. a maiden, a virgin

#:elle n'est plus pucelle: she's not a virgin.

Related terms
la Pucelle d'Orléans: the Maid of Orleans, w:Joan of Arc|Joan of Arc

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