croupe

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English

Pronunciation

Noun

croupe (plural croupes)

  1. Alternative form of croup

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French

Etymology

From Old French crope, of Germanic origin.

Pronunciation

Noun

croupe f (plural croupes)

  1. (chiefly of horses) the part of an animal that corresponds to the human buttocks
  2. (colloquial, especially of women) bottom, derrière
    Elle est superbe, ta fiancée ! Elle a une belle croupe...
    Your fiancée is superb! She has a nice ass...

Derived terms

Descendants

  • → Catalan: gropa
  • → German: Krupp
  • → Italian: groppa
  • → Occitan: cropa
  • → Portuguese: garupa
  • → Romanian: crupă
  • → Spanish: grupa

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Middle English

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Old French crope, ultimately from Proto-Germanic *kruppaz. Doublet of croppe.

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Pronunciation

Noun

croupe (plural croupes)

  1. The hindquarters or rear, usually of an animal.
  2. A sort of fur from an animal's rear.
  3. (rare) A cut of beef from this area.
  4. (rare) Armour covering a horse's rear; a croupiere.
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Etymology 2

Noun

croupe

  1. Alternative form of croppe

Norman

Etymology

From Old French crope, of Germanic origin.

Noun

croupe f (plural croupes)

  1. (Jersey, anatomy) croup, rump
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