galopin

See also: galopín

English

Noun

galopin (plural galopins)

1. (Scotland, obsolete) A boy employed in a kitchen.

Catalan

Verb

galopin

1. inflection of galopar:
   1. third-person plural present subjunctive
   2. third-person plural imperative

Finnish

Noun

galopin

1. genitive singular of galoppi

French

Etymology

From galoper +‎ -in.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɡa.lɔ.pɛ̃/

Noun

galopin m (plural galopins)

1. urchin, scamp, brat, ragamuffin
2. a half-sized Belgian beer-glass (ie 12.5cl) used for tastings

Derived terms

• galopiner

Descendants

• → Spanish: galopo
  • → Catalan: guilopo

Further reading

• “galopin”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.