arlot

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Etymology

Uncertain, probably related to Old French arlot (“rascal”). Compare Italian arlotto (“beggar”) and English harlot.

Pronunciation

Noun

arlot m (plural arlots or arlotz)

  1. pimp
    Synonym: macarró
  2. (informal) boy, lad
    Synonyms: fadrí, minyó

Derived terms

Further reading

Old French

Alternative forms

Etymology

Of obscure origin. Likely to be ultimately of Germanic origin, either from a derivation of *harjaz (“army; camp; warrior; military leader”) or from a diminutive of *karilaz (“man; fellow”).

Noun

arlot oblique singular, m (oblique plural arloz or arlotz, nominative singular arloz or arlotz, nominative plural arlot)

  1. rascal; scoundrel

Descendants

  • Catalan: arlot
  • Middle 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)
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