jalopy
Pronunciation: /d͡ʒəˈlɒ.pi/
The English word “jalopy” has 1 meaning listed here.
noun
- An old, dilapidated or unpretentious automobile.
Etymology
Unknown. Perhaps from Jalapa, Mexico (now Xalapa), to whose scrapyards used cars were often sent from New Orleans starting in the 1920s. First recorded written use in 1924.
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