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croche.

hooked; curved

6 characters2 syllables approx.Français language

Meaning & usage

adj/kʁɔʃ/

  1. hooked; curved

    Canada · informal

  2. crooked; not straight as it should be

    Canada · informal

  3. crooked; dishonest or of otherwise dubious morality

    Canada · informal
Where this word comes from

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”).

noun/kʁɔʃ/

  1. an eighth note or quaver

    feminine
Where this word comes from

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”).

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