English

Noun

croc ‎(plural crocs)

1. (informal) A crocodile.

See also

• gator

Etymology 2

From the name of the American shoe company, Crocs Inc.

Noun

croc ‎(plural crocs)

1. A plastic slip-on shoe.

French

Etymology 1

From Middle French croc, from Old French croc, croke ‎(“curved instrument, hook”), from Frankish *krōk ‎(“hook”) or from Old Norse krókr ‎(“hook, bend, bight”), both from Proto-Germanic *krōkaz ‎(“hook”), from Proto-Indo-European *gerg- ‎(“tracery, basket, twist”). Cognate with Middle Dutch croec, crōc ‎(“curl”), Middle English crōc ‎(“crook, hook”). More at crook, crooked.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kʁo/
• (non-standard) IPA^(key): /kʁɔ/
• (Belgium), (Franche-Compté) IPA^(key): /kʁɔk/

Noun

croc m ‎(plural crocs)

1. hook
2. fang

Derived terms

• avoir les crocs
• croc-en-jambe

Related terms

• encrouer

Etymology 2

From the name of Croc's Inc., a shoe company.

Noun

croc m ‎(plural crocs)

1. croc

Etymology 3

Onomatopoeic.

Interjection

croc

1. crunch

Old French

Etymology

See French croc.

Noun

croc m ‎(oblique plural cros, nominative singular cros, nominative plural croc)

1. hook
2. a hook-shaped weapon
3. grappling hook

Derived terms

• acrochier
• encrochier
• encroer