arlot
Catalan
Etymology
Uncertain, probably related to Old French arlot (“rascal”). Compare Italian arlotto (“beggar”) and English harlot.
Pronunciation
- (Balearic) IPA(key): /əɾˈlɔt/
- (Central) IPA(key): /ərˈlɔt/
- (Valencian) IPA(key): /aɾˈlɔt/
Noun
arlot m (plural arlots or arlotz)
- pimp
- Synonym: macarró
- (informal) boy, lad
- Synonyms: fadrí, minyó
Derived terms
- al·lot
Further reading
- “arlot” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.
- “arlot” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.
Old French
Alternative forms
- herlot
Etymology
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Noun
arlot m (oblique plural arloz or arlotz, nominative singular arloz or arlotz, nominative plural arlot)
- rascal; scoundrel
Descendants
- Catalan: arlot
- Middle English: harlot
- English: harlot
- Italian: arlotto
- Spanish: arlote
Further reading
- Godefroy, Frédéric, Dictionnaire de l'ancienne langue française et de tous ses dialectes du IXe au XVe siècle (1881) (arlot)