Masculine

clapier

Meaning

  1. (masculine) rabbit hutch
  2. (masculine) an overcrowded, unhealthy dwelling, dump
  3. (masculine) scree

Synonyms

Pronounced as (IPA)
/kla.pje/
Etymology

In summary

Inherited from Old French clapier (“brothel”), from Old Occitan clapier (“rabbit hutch”), from clap (“heap of stones”), from Medieval Latin claperius, possibly of Pre-Roman or Celtic origin, from Proto-Celtic *klappo, *klapf-. Compare Occitan clapàs, Catalan claper.

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