salopette

French

Etymology

From saloper (“to make dirty”) +‎ -ette.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /sa.lɔ.pɛt/

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Noun

salopette f (plural salopettes)

1. overalls (clothing)
2. dungarees (clothing)

Descendants

• → Italian: salopette
• → Romanian: salopetă

Further reading

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

Anagrams

• pelotâtes

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Italian

Etymology

Unadapted borrowing from French salopette.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /sa.loˈpɛt/
• Rhymes: -ɛt

Noun

salopette f (invariable)

1. (clothing) overalls (loose fitting pair of pants with a bib)

References

• salopette in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana

Anagrams

• espletato, pelosetta