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German
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈkʁøːtə/
- Hyphenation: Krö‧te
Etymology 1
From Middle High German krotte, kröte, krëte, from Old High German chrota, krota, kreta (“toad”), from Proto-West Germanic *krodu.
Noun
Kröte f (genitive Kröte, plural Kröten)
- toad
- (colloquial) brazen kid
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Etymology 2
Probably a humorous malapropism of German Low German Groten, from Middle Low German grōten, ultimately from Medieval Latin (denarius) grossus (“thick (penny)”). Compare German Groschen.
Noun
Kröte f (genitive Kröte, plural Kröten)
- (informal, chiefly or only in the plural) money
1996, “Silberfische in meinem Bett”, in Außen Top Hits, innen Geschmack, performed by Fettes Brot:Und beim Schwarzfahren erwischt, und das ist ja ordnungswidrig / 60 Kröten sind flöten – wieder in finanziellen Nöten- (please add an English translation of this quotation)
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Further reading
- “Kröte” in Duden online
- “Kröte” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache