French

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Etymology

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Clipping of clodoche.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /klɔ.do/
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Noun

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clodo m (plural clodos, feminine clodote or clodotte)

  1. (informal, offensive) hobo; tramp; vagrant
    Synonyms: clochard, SDF

Latin

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Adjective

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clōdō

  1. dative/ablative masculine/neuter singular of clōdus

References

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  • clodo”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • clodo in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.