crampon

Etymology

Borrowed from French crampon.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈkɹæmpˌɑn/, /ˈkɹæmpən/

Noun

crampon (plural crampons)

1. An attachment to a shoe or boot that provides traction by means of spikes. Used for climbing or walking on slippery surfaces, especially ice.
2. (botany) An aerial rootlet for support in climbing, as of ivy.
3. (heraldry) A heraldic figure in the form of a bar bent at the ends into the form of a hook.

Etymology

Diminutive of Old French crampe

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kʁɑ̃.pɔ̃/

Noun

crampon m (plural crampons)

1. cleat, crampon (a protrusion on the bottom of a shoe for better traction)
2. spike
3. clinger, hanger-on

Further reading

• “crampon” in le Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).

Etymology

Borrowed from French crampon.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kramˈpon/

Noun

crampon n (plural crampoane)

1. square-headed spike used to fasten rails on sleepers / railroad ties
2. cleat (protrusion on the bottom of a shoe for better traction)
3. (botany) crampon (aerial root a climbing plant uses to affix itself to vertical support)

Further reading

• crampon in DEX online - Dicționare ale limbii române (Dictionaries of the Romanian language), 2004-2018