culot

Catalan

Etymology 1

From cul +‎ -ot.

Noun

culot m (plural culots)

1. Augmentative of cul.

Etymology 2

Borrowed from French culot.

Noun

culot m (plural culots)

1. ember, half-burned coal
2. shell casing
3. (of a bulb) cap

   Synonyms: virolla, guaspa

Related terms

• culotar
• culoti

Further reading

• “culot”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2024
• “culot” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.

French

Etymology

From cul +‎ -ot.

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)
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. (metonymically) the last-come person, e.g. youngest child, worst loser in a competition

Derived terms

• culotte

Descendants

• → Catalan: culot

Further reading

• “culot”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.