jupon

English

Saint Stephen, King of Hungary with a jupon bearing his arms, white and red stripes. Image from the Hungarian Illuminated Chronicle

Alternative forms

• juppon

Etymology

From Middle English jupon, from Middle French jupon.

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /ˈd͡ʒu.pɒn/, /d͡ʒuˈpɒn/
• (US) IPA^(key): /ˈd͡ʒu.pɑn/, /d͡ʒuˈpɑn/

Noun

jupon (plural jupons)

1. (historical) A close-fitting sleeveless jacket, descending below the hips, worn over armour.
   • 1700, John Dryden, Palamon and Arcite‎^[1], Book III:

     Some wore coat armour, imitating scale,
     And next their skins were stubborn shirts of mail;
     Some wore a breastplate and a light juppon,
     Their horses clothed with rich caparison;

   • 1983, Jack Vance, chapter 26, in Lyonesse:

     He climbed three marble steps, crossed the terrace and entered a dim foyer, where a chamberlain silently helped him from his helmet, his jupon and his chain cuirass.

2. A petticoat.

Esperanto

Noun

jupon

1. accusative singular of jupo

French

Etymology

Inherited from Middle French jupon. By surface analysis, jupe +‎ -on.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ʒy.pɔ̃/

Noun

jupon m (plural jupons)

1. petticoat, underskirt
2. (colloquial) a bit of skirt
3. (military) a sleeveless jacket worn over armor (medieval)

Derived terms

• courir les jupons
• coureur de jupons
• le jupon dépasse

Descendants

• → Japanese: ズボン (zubon)
• → Polish: żupan
• → Romanian: jupon

Further reading

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

Middle English

Alternative forms

• jupoun, gypoun, gipoun, gypon, gepon, jupown, jopon, jepoun

Etymology

From Middle French jupon; equivalent to jupe +‎ -oun.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /dʒiu̯ˈpoːn/, /ˈdʒiu̯poːn/

Noun

jupon

1. A jupon (an overcoat for armour, usually bearing heraldic symbols)

Descendants

• English: jupon
• English: gipoun (obsolete)

References

• “jūpọ̄n, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2018-05-16.

Romanian

Etymology

Borrowed from French jupon.

Noun

jupon n (plural jupoane)

1. underskirt, petticoat, jupon