Kröte

See also: kröte

German

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈkʁøːtə/
  • Hyphenation: Krö‧te

Etymology 1

From Middle High German krotte, kröte, krëte, from Old High German chrota, krota, kreta (toad), from Proto-West Germanic *krodu.

Noun

Kröte f (genitive Kröte, plural Kröten)

  1. toad
  2. (colloquial) brazen kid
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Etymology 2

Probably a humorous malapropism of German Low German Groten, from Middle Low German grōten, ultimately from Medieval Latin (denarius) grossus (thick (penny)). Compare German Groschen.

Noun

Kröte f (genitive Kröte, plural Kröten)

  1. (informal, chiefly or only in the plural) money
    • 1996, “Silberfische in meinem Bett”, in Außen Top Hits, innen Geschmack, performed by Fettes Brot:
      Und beim Schwarzfahren erwischt, und das ist ja ordnungswidrig / 60 Kröten sind flöten – wieder in finanziellen Nöten
      (please add an English translation of this quotation)
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Further reading

  • Kröte” in Duden online
  • Kröte” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
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