crotte

== French == === Etymology === 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. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /kʁɔt/ === Noun === crotte f (plural crottes) excrement of human or animal origin; dropping; turd; dung [late 12th c.] (figuratively) a miserable or dangerous situation; shit ==== Derived terms ==== crotte de bique crotte de nez crotter décrotter encrotter === References === === Further reading === “crotte”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012 “crotte”, in Dictionnaire français en ligne Larousse “crotte” in Dico en ligne Le Robert. === Anagrams === cotret == Italian == === Noun === crotte f pl plural of crotta === Anagrams === cretto