crocodil

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crocodil

/ˌkrokoˈdil/

Where it comes from

Borrowed from French crocodile, from Old French cocodril, from Medieval Latin cocodrillus, from Classical Latin crocodilus, from Ancient Greek κροκόδειλος (krokódeilos). The Old French word was later refashioned after the Latin and Greek forms.

noun crocodili · crocodil · crocodilul · crocodilii

masculine crocodile

In English

crocodile reptile

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"crocodil." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/ro/crocodil. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

APA

crocodil. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/ro/crocodil

Chicago

"crocodil." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/ro/crocodil.

BibTeX

@misc{crocodil_2026,
  title = {crocodil},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/ro/crocodil},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}