croup

English

Pronunciation

• IPA: /kɹuːp/
• Rhymes: -uːp

Etymology 1

From French croupe.

Noun

croup (plural croups)

1. The rump of a horse.

Etymology 2

Of imitative origin.

Verb

croup (third-person singular simple present croups, present participle crouping, simple past and past participle crouped)

1. (obsolete, except, dialectal) To croak, make a hoarse noise.

Noun

croup (uncountable)

1. (pathology) An infectious illness of the larynx, especially in young children, causing respiratory difficulty.

Derived terms

• croupous
• croupy

Translations

an infectious illness of the larynx

Esperanto: krupo (eo) Finnish: kuristustauti German: Krupp (de) m., Kehlkopfdiphtherie (de) f.

Russian: круп (ru) m. Turkish: krup (tr)

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Spanish: garrotillo m., crup m.