culot

Catalan

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Central, Balearic, Valencia) [kuˈlɔt]

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, 2026
• “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)

   Tu ne manques pas de culot ! ― You've got some nerve!

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. (metonymic) 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