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culot.

base, bottom (of an object)

5 characters2 syllables approx.Français language

Meaning & usage

noun/ky.lo/

  1. base, bottom (of an object)

    masculine

  2. residue, slag

    masculine

  3. cheek, nerve (effrontery)

    colloquial · masculine
    Tu ne manques pas de culot !

  4. architectural ornament, e.g. starting point of volutes

    masculine

  5. residue on the bottom of a smoker's pipe; its darkening by use is called culotter

    masculine

  6. the last-come person, e.g. youngest child, worst loser in a competition

    masculine · metonymically
Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *(s)kewH-der.? Latin cūlus Old French cul Middle French cul French cul Proto-Indo-European *-tós Proto-Italic *-tosder.? Late Latin -ittus Old French -et Middle French -et French -et French -ot French culot From cul + -ot.

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