Javanese

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /'kro.to/
• Hyphenation: kro‧to
• Rhymes: -to, -o

Noun

kroto ‎(ngoko kroto, krama kroto, krama inggil kroto, Javanese script ꦏꦿꦺꦴꦠꦺꦴ)

Fire ants and their eggs inside a leaf nest. (1)

Fruit buds of Gnetum gnemon. (2)

1. egg of a red ant

   Nyang alas, simbah golèk kroto kanggo pakan manuk.

   Going to forest, grandpa looked for eggs of red ants for bird's food.

2. fruit bud of the mlinjo (Gnetum gnemon)

   Uceng lanang mung bisa dadi kroto, ora bisa dadi mlinjo.

   Male Gnetum gnemon's flower can only bear fruit buds, but cannot bear fruits.

Etymology 2

Borrowing from Portuguese carreto ‎(“carriage”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /'kro.to/
• Hyphenation: kro‧to
• Rhymes: -to, -o

Noun

kroto ‎(ngoko kroto, krama kroto, krama inggil kroto, Javanese script ꦏꦿꦺꦴꦠꦺꦴ)

1. (dialectal) a large four-wheeled cart

Synonyms

• kréta, rata