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French
Etymology
From cul + -ot.
Pronunciation
Noun
culot m (plural culots)
- base, bottom (of an object)
- (metallurgy) residue, slag
- (colloquial) cheek, nerve (effrontery)
- architectural ornament, e.g. starting point of volutes
- residue on the bottom of a smoker's pipe; its darkening by use is called culotter
- (metonymically) the last-come person, e.g. youngest child, worst loser in a competition
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