chaloupe

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noun

A launch (type of boat).

OriginFrench chaloupe →
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Meanings

nounchaloupe (plural chaloupes)

plural chaloupes

  1. obsoletenauticalA launch (type of boat).

Origin

  1. Frenchchaloupe
  2. Frenchchaloupe
  3. Englishchaloupe

Borrowed from French chaloupe. Doublet of shallop. Further doublet of chalupa, escalope, escallop, scallop, and sloop.

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“chaloupe.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/chaloupe. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “chaloupe,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/chaloupe.

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