different between jupon vs cupon

English

Alternative forms

• juppon

Etymology

From Middle English jupon, from Middle French jupon.

Noun

jupon (plural jupons)

1. (historical) A close-fitting sleeveless jacket, descending below the hips, worn over armour.
   • 1700, John Dryden, Palamon and Arcite, Book III,^[1]

     Some wore coat armour, imitating scale,

     And next their skins were stubborn shirts of mail;

     Some wore a breastplate and a light juppon,

     Their horses clothed with rich caparison;

   • 1983, Jack Vance, Lyonesse, Chapter 26,

     He climbed three marble steps, crossed the terrace and entered a dim foyer, where a chamberlain silently helped him from his helmet, his jupon and his chain cuirass.

2. A petticoat.

Esperanto

Noun

jupon

1. accusative singular of jupo

French

Etymology

From Middle French jupon; equivalent to jupe +? -on.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?y.p??/

Noun

jupon m (plural jupons)

1. petticoat, underskirt
2. (colloquial) a bit of skirt
3. (military) a sleeveless jacket worn over armor (medieval)

Derived terms

• coureur de jupons

Descendants

• ? Japanese: ??? (zubon)
• ? Romanian: jupon

Further reading

• “jupon” in Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).

Middle English

Alternative forms

• jupoun, gypoun, gipoun, gypon, gepon, jupown, jopon, jepoun

Etymology

From Middle French jupon; equivalent to jupe +? -oun.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /d?iu??po?n/, /?d?iu?po?n/

Noun

jupon

1. A jupon (an overcoat for armour, usually bearing heraldic symbols)

Descendants

• English: jupon
• English: gipoun, gepoun, gypoun, jupon, juppon (obsolete)

References

• “j?p??n, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2018-05-16.

Romanian

Etymology

Borrowed from French jupon.

Noun

jupon n (plural jupoane)

1. underskirt, petticoat, jupon

English

Etymology

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Noun

cupon (plural cupons)

1. (historical) The currency of Moldova between 1992 and 1993.

See also

• cupon on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

Romanian

Etymology

From French coupon.

Noun

cupon n (plural cupoane)

1. coupon

Declension