cocodril

Catalan

Etymology

Medieval Latin cocodrillus, from crocodīlus.

Pronunciation

  • (Balearic) IPA(key): /ko.kuˈdɾil/
  • (Central) IPA(key): /ku.kuˈdɾil/
  • (Valencian) IPA(key): /ko.koˈdɾil/
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Noun

cocodril m (plural cocodrils)

  1. crocodile
    • 2002, Albert Sánchez Piñol, chapter 8, in La pell freda, La Campana, →ISBN:
      O s'exposa al sol amb el pitram obert i els ulls tancats. Si obrís la boca seria un autèntic cocodril.
      (please add an English translation of this quote)

Further reading


Old French

Etymology

Latin crocodīlus.

Noun

cocodril m (oblique plural cocodriz or cocodrilz, nominative singular cocodriz or cocodrilz, nominative plural cocodril)

  1. crocodile (reptile)

Descendants

  • Norman: crocodile
  • Middle English: cocodrill, cokadrill, cokedril
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