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roulotte

caravan

noun roo-LOT Rare

Also means

wagon

Usage Note

Roulotte is feminine and refers to a wheeled living wagon, particularly associated with the Romani travelling community in French culture. In modern usage it can also mean a mobile home or a trailer used for camping. Une roulotte de cirque is a circus wagon. The word comes from rouler (to roll), reflecting its wheeled nature.

Examples

"Ils habitaient dans une vieille roulotte."

Natural Translation

They lived in an old caravan.

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