troep

Meaning

  1. (masculine) group of people or animals (such as a pride of lions or a herd of cows)
  2. (masculine) troop
  3. (masculine,uncountable) mess, disorder
  4. (masculine,uncountable) something unwanted or poor quality; rubbish, gunk, crap, shit

Frequency

B1
Gender
♂️ Masculine
Pronounced as (IPA)
/trup/
Etymology

From Middle Dutch trop, from Old French [Term?], from Medieval Latin troppus. The vowel changed under the influence of Middle French troupe, from Old French trope, from the same Latin word. Further etymology uncertain, but it is often thought to be a borrowing from Old Frankish.

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