crocodile

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Meaning

crocodile

Frequency

C2
Gender
♂️ Masculine
Pronounced as (IPA)
/kʁɔ.kɔ.dil/
Etymology

From Old French cocodril, inherited from Latin crocodīlus with metathesis, later respelled to match the Latin form. Compare English crocodile, itself respelled from Middle English cocodrill.

Cognate with English
English
crocodile

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