cocodril

Catalan

Etymology

Borrowed from Medieval Latin cocodrillus, from crocodīlus.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Northern, Central) [ku.kuˈðɾil]
• IPA^(key): (Balearic) [ko.kuˈðɾil]
• IPA^(key): (Valencia, Northwestern) [ko.koˈðɾil]

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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.

     Or she exposes herself to the sun with her breasts open and her eyes closed. If she opened her mouth she would be a real crocodile.

Derived terms

• cocodril del Nil
• cocodril marí
• cocodril persa

Further reading

• Alcover, Antoni Maria; Moll, Francesc de Borja (1963), “cocodril”, in Diccionari català-valencià-balear (in Catalan)
• “cocodril”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2026

French

Etymology

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Noun

cocodril m (plural cocodrils)

1. (Louisiana, Cajun) alligator
2. (Louisiana, Cajun) crocodile
3. (Louisiana, Cajun) fool, ass

Alternative forms

• cocodrie

Old French

Etymology

Latin crocodīlus.

Noun

cocodril oblique singular, 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
  • English: crocodile
    • Bislama: krokodael
    • Pijin: krokodael
    • → Māori: kokorotaera, karakotaera
    • → Niuean: kirokotaili
    • → Tokelauan: kolokotaila
    • → Tongan: kalokataile
    • → Welsh: crocodeil
  • Scots: cocadrille, cokadraill