croc

== English == === Pronunciation === (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /kɹɒk/ (General American) IPA(key): /kɹɑk/ Rhymes: -ɒk Homophone: crock === Etymology 1 === Clipping of crocodile. ==== Noun ==== croc (plural crocs) (colloquial) A crocodile. === Etymology 2 === From the American shoe company Crocs, Inc., reportedly named for the shoe's resemblance in profile to a crocodile snout or the "multi-environment, amphibious nature" of the animal. ==== Alternative forms ==== Croc ==== Noun ==== croc (plural crocs) A type of EVA foam slip-on clog-style shoe with an open heel, thick sole, rounded toe, retractable heel strap, and ventilation holes on the top and sides. Hyponym: croc-off ===== Derived terms ===== croc-off ===== Translations ===== ==== Further reading ==== Crocs on Wikipedia.Wikipedia === See also === gator sports mode == French == === Etymology 1 === Inherited from Middle French croc, from Old French croc, croke (“curved instrument, hook”), from Frankish *krōk (“hook”) or from Old Norse krókr (“hook, bend, bight”), both from Proto-Germanic *krōkaz (“hook”), from Proto-Indo-European *greg- (“tracery, basket, twist”). Cognate with Middle Dutch croec, crōc (“curl”), Middle English crōc (“crook, hook”). More at crook, crooked. ==== Pronunciation ==== IPA(key): /kʁo/ IPA(key): /kʁɔk/ (nonstandard; now chiefly Belgium, compare broc) Rhymes: -o, -ɔ, -ɔk ==== Noun ==== croc m (plural crocs) hook fang ===== Derived terms ===== avoir les crocs croc-en-jambe ===== Related terms ===== encrouer ===== Descendants ===== Mauritian Creole: krok === Etymology 2 === From the name of Crocs Inc., a shoe company. ==== Pronunciation ==== IPA(key): /kʁɔk/ ==== Noun ==== croc m (plural crocs) croc (type of shoe) === Etymology 3 === Onomatopoeic. ==== Pronunciation ==== IPA(key): /kʁɔk/ ==== Interjection ==== croc crunch === Further reading === “croc”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012 == Irish == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈkɾˠɔk/, /ˈkɾˠɞk/ === Noun === croc m (genitive singular croic, nominative plural croic) alternative form of croca (“crock, earthenware jar”) ==== Declension ==== === Mutation === == Old English == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /krok/ Rhymes: -ok === Noun === croc m alternative form of crocc ==== Declension ==== Strong a-stem: == Old French == === Etymology === Borrowed from Frankish *krōk (“hook”) or alternatively borrowed from Old Norse krókr (“hook, bend, bight”), both from Proto-Germanic *krōkaz (“hook”), from Proto-Indo-European *gerg- (“tracery, basket, twist”). === Noun === croc oblique singular, m (oblique plural cros, nominative singular cros, nominative plural croc) hook a hook-shaped weapon grappling hook ==== Derived terms ==== acrochier encrochier encroer == Spanish == === Etymology === Borrowed from English croc. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈkɾok/ [ˈkɾok] Rhymes: -ok Syllabification: croc === Noun === croc m (plural crocs) (chiefly in the plural) croc (type of shoe)