croco

French

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Noun

croco m (plural crocos)

1. (colloquial) croc

Italian

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin crocus, from Ancient Greek κρόκος (krókos, “crocus”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈkrɔ.ko/
• Rhymes: -ɔko
• Hyphenation: crò‧co

Noun

croco m (plural crochi)

1. crocus

Related terms

• croceo

See also

• zafferano

Further reading

• croco in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana

Anagrams

• Rocco, corco, corcò, rocco

Latin

Noun

crocō

1. dative/ablative singular of crocus

References

• “croco”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879), A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• “croco”, in Gaffiot, Félix (1934), Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
• “croco”, in The Perseus Project (1999), Perseus Encyclopedia‎

Portuguese

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin crocus, from Ancient Greek κρόκος (krókos).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈkɾɔ.ku/

• Hyphenation: cro‧co

Noun

croco m (plural crocos)

1. crocus (plant of genus Crocus)

Further reading

• “croco”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2025
• “croco”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2025