culotte

See also: culotté

English

Etymology

Borrowed from French culotte.

Noun

culotte (plural culottes)

1. singular of culottes

French

Etymology

Feminine derivative of culot.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ky.lɔt/

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Noun

culotte f (plural culottes)

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

Derived terms

• petite culotte
• porter la culotte
• poser culotte
• sans-culotte

Descendants

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

Further reading

• “culotte”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.