krocht
Dutch
Alternative forms
- kroft (obsolete)
Etymology
Ultimately from Latin crypta, from Ancient Greek κρυπτός (kruptós). Doublet of crypte, grot, and gruft.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /krɔxt/
Audio (file) - Hyphenation: krocht
- Rhymes: -ɔxt
Noun
krocht f (plural krochten, diminutive krochtje n)
- underground cavity, vile and dark subterranean location
- bad, substandard housing; a shanty
- (architecture) underground vault beneath a church, used as a chapel or a crypt
Synonyms
- (shanty) spelonk
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