chaloupe
See also: chaloupé
French
Etymology
Middle French chaloppe (“a sort of flat-bottomed boat”), of uncertain origin. Possibly from an apheresis of Old French eschalope (“shell”), used figuratively; or from Dutch sloep, although the Dutch word is attested later.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ʃa.lup/
Related terms
Descendants
Further reading
- “chaloupe” in le Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).
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