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sans-culotte

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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Pronunciation

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  • UK: /sanzkjuːˈlɒt/
  • UK: /sɒ̃(ŋ)kjuːˈlɒt/

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noun

Meaning 1

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

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

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

Across languages

Translations

10 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Chinese Mandarin: 無套褲漢 /无套裤汉 (wútàokùhàn) — sans-culotte
  • Dutch: sansculotte — sans-culotte
  • Esperanto: senkulotulo — sans-culotte
  • French: sans-culotte — sans-culotte
  • Polish: sankiulota — sans-culotte
  • Portuguese: sans-culotte — sans-culotte
  • Serbo-Croatian: sankilot — sans-culotte
  • Serbo-Croatian: bezgaćnik — sans-culotte
  • Spanish: sin pantalon — sans-culotte
  • Turkish: baldırıçıplak — sans-culotte