culot

French

Etymology

From cul +‎ -ot.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ky.lo/

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Noun

culot m (plural culots)

1. base, bottom (of an object)
2. (metallurgy) residue, slag
3. (colloquial) cheek, nerve (effrontery)
4. architectural ornament, e.g. starting point of volutes
5. residue on the bottom of a smoker's pipe; its darkening by use is called culotter
6. (metonymically) the last-come person, e.g. youngest child, worst loser in a competition

Further reading

• “culot”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.