croc

See also: croç

English

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kɹɒk/
• Homophone: crock

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Etymology 1

Clipping of crocodile.

Noun

croc (plural crocs)

1. (colloquial) A crocodile.

Etymology 2

From the name of the American shoe company, Crocs Inc.

Noun

croc (plural crocs)

1. A plastic slip-on shoe.

See also

• gator

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French

Etymology 1

From Middle French croc, from Old French croc, croke (“curved instrument, hook”), from Frankish *krōk (“hook”) or from Old Norse krókr (“hook, bend, bight”), both from Proto-Germanic *krōkaz (“hook”), from Proto-Indo-European *greg- (“tracery, basket, twist”). Cognate with Middle Dutch croec, crōc (“curl”), Middle English crōc (“crook, hook”). More at crook, crooked.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kʁo/, (nonstandard) /kʁɔ/
• (Belgium, Franche-Comté) IPA^(key): /kʁɔk/

Noun

croc m (plural crocs)

1. hook
2. fang

Derived terms

• avoir les crocs
• croc-en-jambe

Related terms

• encrouer

Etymology 2

From the name of Crocs Inc., a shoe company.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kʁɔk/

Noun

croc m (plural crocs)

1. croc (type of shoe)

Etymology 3

Onomatopoeic.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kʁɔk/

Interjection

croc

1. crunch

Further reading

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

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Old French

Etymology

Borrowed from Frankish *krōk (“hook”) or alternatively borrowed from Old Norse krókr (“hook, bend, bight”), both from Proto-Germanic *krōkaz (“hook”), from Proto-Indo-European *gerg- (“tracery, basket, twist”).

Noun

croc m (oblique plural cros, nominative singular cros, nominative plural croc)

1. hook
2. a hook-shaped weapon
3. grappling hook

Derived terms

• acrochier
• encrochier
• encroer