culot

Catalan

Etymology 1

From cul m ‎ -ot m.

Noun

culot m (plural culots)

1. Augmentative of cul.

Etymology 2

Etymology tree

French cul

French -ot

French culotbor.

Catalan culot

Borrowed from French culot m.

Noun

culot m (plural culots)

1. ember, half-burned coal
2. shell casing
3. (of a bulb) cap

   Synonyms: virolla, guaspa

   (Can we add an example for this sense?)

Related terms

• culotar
• culoti

Further reading

• “culot”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2024
• “culot” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.

French

Etymology

Etymology tree

French cul

French -ot

French culot

From cul m ‎ -ot m.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ky.lo/

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Noun

culot m (plural culots)

1. base, bottom (of an object)
2. (metallurgy) residue, slag
3. (colloquial) cheek, nerve (effrontery)
4. architectural ornament, e.g. starting point of volutes
5. residue on the bottom of a smoker's pipe; its darkening by use is called culotter
6. (metonymically) the last-come person, e.g. youngest child, worst loser in a competition

   (Can we add an example for this sense?)

Derived terms

• culotte f

Descendants

• → Catalan: culot m

Further reading

• “culot”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.