sloep

Signification

1. (feminine) a small boat, with oars and historically often with a mast; rowing boat or small motorboat carried on a ship
2. (feminine,historical) a sloop

Genre

♀️ Féminin

Prononcé comme (IPA)

/slup/

Étymologie

From Middle French chaloupe, chaloppe (“nutshell, seed husk”), from Old French eschalope (“pod, shell, nutshell”), probably a blend of Old French eschale (“shell”) and envelope (“casing, wrap, covering”).