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Etymology
Borrowed from Medieval Latin cocodrillus, from crocodīlus.
Pronunciation
Noun
cocodril m (plural cocodrils)
- crocodile
2002, Albert Sánchez Piñol, chapter 8, in La pell freda, La Campana, →ISBN:O s'exposa al sol amb el pitram obert i els ulls tancats. Si obrís la boca seria un autèntic cocodril.- Or she exposes herself to the sun with her breasts open and her eyes closed. If she opened her mouth she would be a real crocodile.
Further reading
Old French
Etymology
Latin crocodīlus.
Noun
cocodril oblique singular, m (oblique plural cocodriz or cocodrilz, nominative singular cocodriz or cocodrilz, nominative plural cocodril)
- crocodile (reptile)
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