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creux.

hollow

5 characters1 syllables approx.Français language

Meaning & usage

adj/kʁø/
  1. hollow

  2. off-peak

    les heures creuses
Where this word comes from

Uncertain. Possibly from Late Latin crosuin, from Latin corrosum, or alternatively from a Vulgar Latin *crosus, of Gaulish origin.

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