English Explanatory Dictionary

sans-culotte

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A plebeian Parisian, especially a lower-class republican during the French Revolution.

Pronunciation

/sanzkjuːˈlɒt/ /sɒ̃(ŋ)kjuːˈlɒt/

Word forms

sans-culotte sans-culottes sansculotte

Etymology

From French sans-culotte (“(one) without pants”).

Related words

sans-culottic sansculottic sans-culottide sansculottide sans-culottides sansculottides sans-culottish sans-culottism sansculottism sans-culottist sansculottist
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