Etymology

croupon

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Today it means: A cowhide with the belly and neck removed. Full definition →

German Croupon ← French croupon ← Middle French crepon
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croupon · noun1

  1. Old French · derived fromcrepon
  2. Middle French · derived fromcrepon
  3. French · derived fromcroupon
  4. German · borrowed fromCroupon
  5. English todaycroupon

Borrowed from German Croupon, from French croupon, from Middle French crepon, from Old French crepon, from crope (“buttocks”) + -on.

croupon · noun2

  1. Anglo-Norman · derived fromcropoun
  2. Middle English · inherited fromcropoun
  3. English todaycroupon

Inherited from Middle English cropoun, from Anglo-Norman cropoun (continental Old French crepon), thus a doublet of Etymology 1.

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