croupe

Etymology

French

Noun

croupe (plural croupes)

1. That part of an animal that corresponds to the human buttocks

Anagrams

• recoup, upcore

Etymology

Old French crope, of Germanic origin.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kʁup/

Noun

croupe f (plural croupes)

1. (chiefly speaking of horses) That part of an animal that corresponds to the human buttocks.
2. (colloquial) (especially speaking of a woman) Bottom, derrière.
   • Elle est superbe, ta fiancée ! Elle a une belle croupe...

Further reading

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

Anagrams

• couper

Etymology

From Old French crope, of Germanic origin.

Noun

croupe f (plural croupes)

1. (Jersey, anatomy) croup, rump