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crotte.

excrement of human or animal origin; dropping; turd; dung

6 characters2 syllables approx.Français language

Meaning & usage

noun/kʁɔt/
  1. excrement of human or animal origin; dropping; turd; dung

    feminine
  2. a miserable or dangerous situation; shit

    feminine · figuratively
Where this word comes from

Attested since the late 12th century as crotes de chievres (“goat droppings”); probably from Old Dutch *krotta, deduced from Rhine Franconian krotz (“poorly molded brick; thick earthclod; shriveled fruit; remnant”), with the original meaning being “ballshaped excrement”; compare Middle English crote (“small piece; fragment”). Unrelated to Middle Dutch krotte (“mud besmeared on clothing”), which is not attested therein a. 1599.

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