croche

Frequency

42k
Pronounced as (IPA)
/kʁɔʃ/
Etymology

In summary

Inherited from Middle French croche, from Old French croche, feminine form of croc (“hook”), from Frankish *krok (“hook”), from Proto-Germanic *krukaz, *krōkaz (“something bent, hook”), from Proto-Indo-European *ger- (“to turn, bend, wind”). Cognate with Old Norse krókr (“hook”).

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