perdu

¹

or per·due

[ per-doo, -dyoo, per- ]

adjective

1. hidden; concealed; obscured.

noun

1. Obsolete. a soldier assigned to a very dangerous mission or position.

Perdu

²

[ per-dy ]

noun

1. Mont [maw, n], French name of Monte Perdido.

Perdu

¹

/ pɛrdy /

noun

1. Mont Perdu
   the French name for (Monte) Perdido

perdu

²

/ ˈpɜːdjuː /

adjective

1. obsolete.
   (of a soldier) placed on hazardous sentry duty
2. obsolete.
   (of a soldier) placed in a hazardous ambush
3. (of a person or thing) hidden or concealed

noun

1. obsolete.
   a soldier placed on hazardous sentry duty
2. obsolete.
   a soldier placed in a hazardous ambush

Word History and Origins

Origin of perdu¹

1585–95; < French: lost, past participle of perdre < Latin perdere to lose

Word History and Origins

Origin of perdu¹

C16: via French: lost, from perdre to lose, from Latin perdere to destroy

Example Sentences

The basic ingredients of eggnog — eggs and cream — along with its spicy, melted-ice-cream-like flavor all but beckon to be added to your pain perdu, especially once cartons of eggnog appear at the grocery store in every conceivable sort of dairy and non-dairy styles imaginable.

From Salon

Speaking of pain perdu, this is French toast.

From Salon

The glaciers that are likely to disappear include the last remaining ones in Africa, in Kilimanjaro National Park and on Mount Kenya, those on the Pyrenees’ Mont Perdu, which spans the borders of France and Spain, and in Italy’s Dolomites.

From New York Times

Scott Moncrieff’s pioneering translation of Marcel Proust’s “A la Recherche du Temps Perdu,” followed, two months later, by the death of Proust himself at age 51 on Nov. 18.

From Washington Post

At Frieze Seoul, starting Saturday, the Thaddaeus Ropac Gallery, which represents Ms. Lee, is showing examples of her most recent series of work, “Perdu.”

From New York Times

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