Associations to the word «Sou»

Wiktionary

SOU, noun. An old French copper coin.
SOU, noun. (dated) (slang) Cent; pocket money.

Dictionary definition

SOU, noun. A former French coin of low denomination; often used of any small amount of money; "he hasn't a sou to his name".

Wise words

A word is not a crystal, transparent and unchanged; it is the skin of a living thought and may vary greatly in color and content according to the circumstances and time in which it is used.
Oliver Wendell Holmes, Jr.