krocht
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Alternative forms edit
- kroft (obsolete)
Etymology edit
Ultimately from Latin crypta, from Ancient Greek κρυπτός (kruptós). Doublet of crypte, grot, and gruft.
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Noun edit
krocht f (plural krochten, diminutive krochtje n)
- underground cavity, vile and dark subterranean location
- bad, substandard housing; a shanty
- (architecture) underground vault beneath a church, used as a chapel or a crypt
Synonyms edit
- (shanty) spelonk
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krocht