arlot

Catalan

Etymology

Uncertain, probably related to Old French arlot (“rascal”). Compare Italian arlotto (“beggar”) and English harlot.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Central, Balearic) [ərˈlɔt]
• IPA^(key): (Valencia) [aɾˈlɔt]

Noun

arlot m (plural arlots or arlotz)

1. pimp

   Synonym: macarró

2. (informal) boy, lad

   Synonyms: fadrí, minyó

Derived terms

• al·lot

Further reading

• “arlot” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.
• “arlot” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.

Old French

Alternative forms

• herlot

Etymology

Of obscure origin. Likely to be ultimately of Germanic origin, either from a derivation of *harjaz (“army; camp; warrior; military leader”) or from a diminutive of *karilaz (“man; fellow”).

Noun

arlot oblique singular, m (oblique plural arloz or arlotz, nominative singular arloz or arlotz, nominative plural arlot)

1. rascal; scoundrel

Descendants

• Catalan: arlot
• Middle English: harlot
  • English: harlot
• Italian: arlotto
• Spanish: arlote

Further reading

• Godefroy, Frédéric, Dictionnaire de l’ancienne langue française et de tous ses dialectes du IX^e au XV^e siècle (1881) (arlot)