sloep

Afrikaans

Etymology

From Dutch sloep.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /slup/

Noun

sloep (plural sloepe)

  1. A small boat with oars, a mast or an engine, often carried on the deck of a ship; a sloop.

Dutch

Etymology

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”).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /slup/
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  • Hyphenation: sloep
  • Rhymes: -up

Noun

sloep f (plural sloepen, diminutive sloepje n)

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

Derived terms
  • reddingssloep

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