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Croche

Croche

(krōch)
,
Noun.
[OF.
croche
, equiv. to F.
crochet
,
croc
, hook. See
Crotchet
,
Crook
.]
A little bud or knob at the top of a deer’s antler.

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croche

croche

See also: croché and crochê

English

Noun

croche (plural croches)

  1. A little bud or knob at the top of a deer's antler.


French

Etymology

From Middle French croche, from Old French croche, feminine form of croc (hook), from Frankish *krok (hook), from Proto-Germanic *krukaz, *krōkaz (something bent, hook), from Proto-Indo-European *ger- (to turn, bend, wind). Cognate with Old Norse krókr (hook).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /kʁɔʃ/

Adjective

croche m, f (plural croches)

  1. (Canada, informal) hooked; curved
  2. (Canada, informal) not straight as it should be
  3. (Canada, informal) dishonest or of otherwise dubious morality
    • 1996, Chrystine Brouillet, C'est pour mieux t'aimer, mon enfant, ISBN 2-89021-276-9, page 79:
      "T'a peut-être fait quelque chose de croche." — Maybe you did something wrong.

Synonyms

  • (of dubious morality): pas catholique

Noun

croche f (plural croches)

  1. (music) an eighth note or quaver

Derived terms

  • double croche
  • triple croche
  • quadruple croche

Anagrams


Old French

Adjective

croche m (oblique and nominative feminine singular croche)

  1. hooked; curved
    un nez croche
    a hooked nose

Declension

Noun

croche ?

  1. hook