culotté

See also: culotte

French

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ky.lɔ.te/

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Etymology 1

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Participle

culotté (feminine culottée, masculine plural culottés, feminine plural culottées)

1. past participle of culotter

   En été, il s’est culotté. ― During the summer, he dressed himself in shorts.

Adjective

culotté (feminine culottée, masculine plural culottés, feminine plural culottées)

1. seasoned (of a smokepipe)
2. faded, worn

   La couche de peinture sur la porte est culottée. ― The paint on the door is worn.

Etymology 2

Etymology tree

French cul

French -ot

French culot

French culotté

From culot m (“cheek, nerve”).

Adjective

culotté (feminine culottée, masculine plural culottés, feminine plural culottées)

1. (informal) cheeky, sassy; daring

   C’est un enfant culotté ― He's a sassy(or cheeky)child

Further reading

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