crome

See also: cromé

English

Etymology

Germanic krumm hook, bent

Pronunciation

  • Rhymes: -əʊm

Noun

crome (plural cromes)

  1. (Britain, East Anglia) A garden or agricultural implement with three or four tines bent at right angles, in appearance like a garden fork with bent prongs. Used for breaking up soil, clearing ditches, raking up shellfish on beaches, and similar tasks.

Verb

crome (third-person singular simple present cromes, present participle croming, simple past and past participle cromed)

  1. (Britain, East Anglia) To use a crome.

Anagrams


Italian

Noun

crome f

  1. plural of croma

Anagrams


Middle English

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Old English cruma, from Proto-Germanic *krumô.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈkrum(ə)/

Noun

crome (plural cromes or crumen)

  1. A crumb; a small piece or portion of food, especially bread.
  2. The lighter-coloured part of a loaf of bread inside the crust; the interior of a loaf of bread.
  3. (rare) A diminutive portion or section; a mote.

Descendants

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Portuguese

Verb

crome

  1. first-person singular present subjunctive of cromar
  2. third-person singular present subjunctive of cromar
  3. first-person singular imperative of cromar
  4. third-person singular imperative of cromar

Spanish

Verb

crome

  1. First-person singular (yo) present subjunctive form of cromar.
  2. Formal second-person singular (usted) present subjunctive form of cromar.
  3. Third-person singular (él, ella, also used with usted?) present subjunctive form of cromar.
  4. Formal second-person singular (usted) imperative form of cromar.
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