plouf

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French[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Imitative

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /pluf/
  • (file)

Interjection[edit]

plouf

  1. splash
  2. The sound of a light explosion.
    Le gaz fit « plouf », et, quelques minutes plus tard, l’odeur du café envahissait la maison.
    The gas went "poof", and, a few minutes later, the smell of coffee filled the house.

Noun[edit]

plouf m (plural ploufs)

  1. splash

Further reading[edit]