clochard

== English == === Etymology === Borrowed from French clochard. === Noun === clochard (plural clochards) A beggar or tramp, especially in France. == Dutch == === Alternative forms === klosjaar === Etymology === Borrowed from French clochard. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /klɔˈʃaːr/ Hyphenation: clo‧chard === Noun === clochard m (plural clochards, diminutive clochardje n) (chiefly Belgium, quite derogatory) vagrant, tramp, bum Synonyms: zwerver, dakloze == French == === Etymology === Disputed. One possible etymology is clocher (“to limp”) +‎ -ard, another one is from cloche (“clumsy person, oaf”) === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /klɔ.ʃaʁ/ === Noun === clochard m (plural clochards, feminine clocharde) (now usually derogatory) tramp; vagrant Synonym: clodo ==== Descendants ==== → Dutch: clochard → English: clochard → Italian: clochard → Slovene: klošar → Serbo-Croatian: klošar → Polish: kloszard → Macedonian: клошар (klošar) → Russian: клошар (klošar) === Further reading === “clochard”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012 == Italian == === Etymology === Unadapted borrowing from French clochard. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /klo(ʃ)ˈʃard/ Rhymes: -ard Hyphenation: clo‧chàrd === Noun === clochard m or f by sense (invariable) (now non derogatory) tramp, vagrant, homeless Synonyms: (derogatory) barbone, senzatetto === Further reading === clochard in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana