Masculine
cric
jack (device for raising and supporting a heavy object)
Frequency
Pronounced as (IPA)
/kʁik/
Etymology
In summary
Inherited from Middle French cric, from Middle High German kriec (“jack, winch”). Of uncertain further origin, but supposed to be from the adjective kriege (“recalcitrant”), which is related with kriec (“war”). The last noun can hardly be the direct origin, although the word first occurs mostly in military context. Its onomatopoeic nature is probably accidental, but may have facilitated the borrowing into French.
Jack-tar
maintenance equipment
welding equipment
vehicle jack
diddley
diddly-shit
diddlyshit
car jack
cric
gato
kriko
Wagenheber
krik
gat
macaco
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