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English
Etymology
Borrowed from Middle French croche, equivalent to English crochet (“hook”), 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”).
Noun
croche (plural croches)
- (obsolete) A little bud or knob at the top of a deer's antler, or as the predevelopmental stage of the antler.
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French
Etymology
Inherited 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
Adjective
croche (plural croches)
- (Canada, informal) hooked; curved
- (Canada, informal) crooked; not straight as it should be
- (Canada, informal) crooked; dishonest or of otherwise dubious morality
- Synonym: pas catholique
1996, Chrystine Brouillet, C'est pour mieux t'aimer, mon enfant, →ISBN, page 79:T’a peut-être fait quelque chose de croche.- Maybe you did something wrong.
Noun
croche f (plural croches)
- (music) an eighth note or quaver
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Middle English
Etymology 1
Noun
croche
- Alternative form of crucche
Etymology 2
Noun
croche
- Alternative form of crouche
Old French
Etymology
Feminine form of croc
Adjective
croche m (oblique and nominative feminine singular croche)
- hooked; curved
un nez croche- a hooked nose
Declension
Noun
croche ?
- hook