salope

See also: salopé

French

Etymology

From sale (“dirty”) +‎ huppe (“hoopoe”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /sa.lɔp/

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Noun

salope f (plural salopes, masculine (by suppletion) salaud)

1. (vulgar, derogatory) slut (promiscuous woman)
2. (vulgar, derogatory) bitch (mean woman)
3. (vulgar, derogatory) male or female sexual partner, salacious, lustful or submissive
4. (archaic) slovenly woman

Adjective

salope (plural salopes)

1. immoral, promiscuous, slutty
2. mean, unkind
3. (archaic) slovenly, dirty

Descendants

• → German: salopp

Verb

salope

1. inflection of saloper:
   1. first/third-person singular present indicative/subjunctive
   2. second-person singular imperative

Further reading

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