No. 2,024 in French

ecolo

Eco-friendly; environmentally conscious.

In a sentence

Je suis très écolo, donc je recycle tous les jours.
I am very eco-friendly, so I recycle every day.
In this sentence, 'écolo' is used as an adjective describing a person who is environmentally friendly.
Elle est devenue une écolo après avoir vu un documentaire sur la pollution.
She became an eco-activist after watching a documentary about pollution.
Here, 'écolo' acts as a noun referring to someone committed to environmental causes.
Nous avons visité un marché écolo où tout était biologique.
We visited an eco-friendly market where everything was organic.
In this instance, 'écolo' is used as an adjective qualifying a market as environmentally-friendly.

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