croche

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See also: croché and crochê

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)

  1. (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

  • IPA(key): /kʁɔʃ/
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Adjective

croche (plural croches)

  1. (Canada, informal) hooked; curved
  2. (Canada, informal) crooked; not straight as it should be
  3. (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)

  1. (music) an eighth note or quaver

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Middle English

Etymology 1

Noun

croche

  1. Alternative form of crucche

Etymology 2

Noun

croche

  1. Alternative form of crouche

Old French

Etymology

Feminine form of croc

Adjective

croche m (oblique and nominative feminine singular croche)

  1. hooked; curved
    un nez croche
    a hooked nose

Declension

Noun

croche ?

  1. hook