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la jupe
skirt
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How do you say jupe in French?
How do you pronounce jupe in French?
jupe is pronounced /la ʒyp/ in French.
Example sentences
La jupe rouge que j'ai achetée hier est très jolie.
The red skirt that I bought yesterday is very pretty.
Ma nouvelle jupe bleue me plaît beaucoup plus que l'ancienne.
My new blue skirt pleases me much more than the old one.
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Why is it feminine?
Jupe is feminine because it derives from the Arabic "jūbba" (a type of garment), and when borrowed into Old French, it took on the feminine gender—likely influenced by the existing feminine noun "robe" (dress) since both referred to clothing worn by women. Like most French noun genders, there's no logical rule; it's simply an exception that arose from the word's adoption and semantic association with other feminine garment terms.
What is the French word for skirt?
The French word for skirt is la jupe — feminine.
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