French Etymology Borrowed from Latin pecūlium. Pronunciation IPA(key): /pe.kyl/ Audio:(file) Noun pécule m (plural pécules) savings, nest egg Derived terms pécule de vacances Further reading “pécule”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.Wikiwand - on Seamless Wikipedia browsing. On steroids.