écolo

French

Etymology

Clipping of écologique (“eco, ecological”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /e.kɔ.lo/
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Adjective

écolo (invariable)

  1. (colloquial) green, eco (environmentalist)
    Être écolo, ce n'est pas « manger des graines », être hippie ou encore vouloir revenir à l'âge de pierre, comme on peut régulièrement l'entendre.
    Being green is not "eating nuts and berries", being a hippie, or wanting to return to the Stone Age, as we regularly hear.

Noun

écolo m or f by sense (plural écolos)

  1. (colloquial) environmentalist; (derogatory) treehugger, crunchy granola

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