esclop

== English == === Alternative forms === eslop === Etymology === Back slang for police. === Pronunciation === (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /slɒp/ (General American) IPA(key): /slɑp/ Rhymes: -ɒp === Noun === esclop (plural esclops) (archaic, costermongers) The police. Synonyms: ecilop; see also Thesaurus:police ==== Derived terms ==== slop ==== Related terms ==== namesclop === Anagrams === copels, plecos == Catalan == === Etymology === Probably from a crossing of Latin sculponeus (“clog”) (see sculponea) and Vulgar Latin *excloppus, from Late Latin cloppus. Compare Old French clop, cf. also Romanian șchiop, Italian zoppo. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): (Central, Balearic) [əsˈklɔp] IPA(key): (Valencia) [esˈklɔp] === Noun === esclop m (plural esclops) clog (footwear) Synonyms: galotxa, soc slipper limpet (Crepidula fornicata) ==== Derived terms ==== bec d'esclop escloper === Further reading === esclop on the Catalan Wikipedia.Wikipedia ca