English

Noun

croche ‎(plural croches)

1. A little bud or knob at the top of a deer's antler.

French

Etymology

From Middle French croche, from Old French croche, feminine form of croc ‎(“hook”), from Frankish *krok ‎(“hook”), from Proto-Germanic *krukaz, *krōkaz ‎(“something bent, hook”), from Proto-Indo-European *ger- ‎(“to turn, bend, wind”). Cognate with Old Norse krókr ‎(“hook”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kʁɔʃ/

Adjective

croche m, f ‎(plural croches)

1. (Canada, informal) hooked; curved
2. (Canada, informal) not straight as it should be
3. (Canada, informal) dishonest or of otherwise dubious morality
   • 1996, Chrystine Brouillet, C'est pour mieux t'aimer, mon enfant, ISBN 2-89021-276-9, page 79:

     "T'a peut-être fait quelque chose de croche." — Maybe you did something wrong.

Synonyms

• (of dubious morality): pas catholique

Noun

croche f ‎(plural croches)

1. (music) an eighth note or quaver

Derived terms

• double croche
• triple croche
• quadruple croche

Anagrams

• cocher

Old French

Adjective

croche m ‎(oblique and nominative feminine singular croche)

1. hooked; curved

   un nez croche‎

   a hooked nose

Declension

Noun

croche ?

1. hook