parpaillot

French

Alternative forms

Etymology

Borrowed from Occitan parpalhòt (“butterfly”), probably an allusion to the infidelity of Protestants who "flutter from church to church".

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /paʁ.pa.jo/
  • Audio (France (Lyon)):(file)
  • Rhymes: -jo
  • Hyphenation: par‧pa‧illot

Noun

parpaillot m (plural parpaillots, feminine parpaillote)

  1. (derogatory) Protestant
    Synonyms: protestant, religionnaire
  2. (derogatory) misbeliever
    Synonyms: impie, mécréant

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