culotte

See also: culotté

English

Etymology

(Can this(+) etymology be sourced?) Borrowed from French culotte f.

Pronunciation

Noun

culotte (plural culottes)

  1. singular of culottes
    (Can we add an example for this sense?)

French

Etymology

    From cul m +‎ -otte f. Equivalent to the feminine derivative of culot m.

    Pronunciation

    • IPA(key): /ky.lɔt/
    • Audio:(file)

    Noun

    culotte f (plural culottes)

    1. (a pair of) panties, knickers
    2. trousers, pants; shorts
    3. (historical) breeches
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    Derived terms

    Descendants

    • Japanese: キュロット (kyurotto)
    • Portuguese: culote m, calote m
    • Romanian: chilot m
    • Spanish: culote m
    • Turkish: külot, kilot

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    Further reading

    Spanish

    Etymology

    (Can this(+) etymology be sourced?) Unadapted borrowing from French culotte.

    Pronunciation

    • IPA(key): /kuˈlot/ [kuˈlot̪]
    • Audio (Costa Rica):(file)
    • Rhymes: -ot

    Noun

    culotte m (plural culottes)

    1. alternative form of culote
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    Usage notes

    According to Royal Spanish Academy (RAE) prescriptions, unadapted foreign words should be written in italics in a text printed in roman type, and vice versa, and in quotation marks in a manuscript text or when italics are not available. In practice, this RAE prescription is not always followed.

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