jupon
French, noun/ʒy.pɔ̃/
jupon is spelled J-U-P-O-N (5 letters) and appears about once in every 2 million words in written French, the 41,186th most frequent French word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Jupon is a French masculine noun meaning “petticoat, underskirt” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “Sorte de jupe de dessous”.
What does jupon mean in English?
noun
- 1
masculinepetticoat, underskirt
- 2
colloquialmasculinea bit of skirt
- 3
masculinea sleeveless jacket worn over armor (medieval)
Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How French dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Sorte de jupe de dessous.
The definition in the French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), in French.
Source: French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of jupon
- jupons plural
Source: English Wiktionary and French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce jupon?
- /ʒy.pɔ̃/
- \ʒy.pɔ̃\
Sources: English Wiktionary, French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to jupon
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is jupon in French?
jupon appears about once in every 2 million words in written French.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).