chilot

Romanian

Etymology

Etymology tree

Proto-Indo-European *(s)kewH-der.

Proto-Italic *kūlos

Latin cūlus

Old French cul

Middle French cul

French cul

French -otte

French culottebor.

Romanian chilot

Borrowed from French culotte f.

Pronunciation

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• IPA^(key): [kiˈlot]

Noun

chilot m (plural chiloți)

1. (countable) pair of underpants
2. (plural only) underpants

   (Can we add an example for this sense?)

Usage notes

This word can be used both as a plural-only noun, similar to English underpants, and as a normal countable noun, meaning "a pair of underpants".

Declension

	singular		plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative-accusative	chilot	chilotul	chiloți	chiloții
genitive-dative	chilot	chilotului	chiloți	chiloților
vocative	chilotule		chiloților

See also

• indispensabili m pl
• izmene f pl
• pantalon m

Further reading

• “chilot”, in DEX online—Dicționare ale limbii române (Dictionaries of the Romanian language) (in Romanian), 2004–2026