Kilo Lingo

la

feminine

/sa.lɔp/

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Translation

bitch (vulgar)

Word origin

Of uncertain origin. The most widely cited account explains it as a compound of sale ('dirty') and an old word for the hoopoe bird (huppe), reckoned a filthy creature, though this remains disputed.

Origin
French
Root
sale + huppe

Other proposed origins

Grammar

Genderfeminine
Pluralsalopes

Examples

.

Do not call your sister a bitch.

Quelle , .

What a bitch, she told the boss everything.

l' .

He called her a bitch in front of everyone.

voisine partant.

He called his neighbour a bitch as he was leaving.

' .

Nobody deserves to be called a bitch in the street.

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This word is part of lesson 22.