Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

sans-culotte

/sanzkjuːˈlɒt/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.67 in modern English

Syllables: san-s-cu-lotte
IPA: /sanzkjuːˈlɒt/

13

Scrabble Score

11

Letters

4

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

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

Example Sentences

"One necessary fashion item for the dutiful sans-culotte, for example, was the red cap (bonnet rouge), which was alleged to recall the cap worn in Antiquity by emancipated slaves."
"More's sensational attacks on Paine's Rights of Man [...] were echoed in prints, mass-produced by Reeves's Association, which contrasted the happy condition of the English cottager to the brutalised domestic life of the Parisian sans-culotte."

Etymology

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

Origin

Source language: French

Word Breakdown

Root: sans-culotte

Regional Pronunciation

British English: /sanzkjuːˈlɒt/

Inflected Forms

sans-culottes (plural) sansculotte (alternative)

Phrases

sans-culottic sans-culottide sans-culottides sans-culottish sans-culottism sans-culottist

Frequently Paired Words

sans-culottic sansculottic sans-culottide sansculottide sans-culottides sansculottides sans-culottish sans-culottism

Questions

How do you pronounce sans-culotte?: The recorded pronunciation is /sanzkjuːˈlɒt/.
What does sans-culotte mean?: A plebeian Parisian, especially a lower-class republican during the French Revolution.
Where does sans-culotte come from?: It is traced to French.

How to pronounce sans-culotte

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