croco

croc, crocodile (informal)

noun KROH-koh Rare

Also means

crocodile leather

Usage Note

Croco is a casual clipping of crocodile, used both for the animal itself and for crocodile-skin leather goods such as a sac en croco (croc-skin bag). In French the Lacoste brand, whose logo is a crocodile, is informally called le croco by some speakers. The word is invariable in its shortened form.

Examples

"Le croco se réchauffe au soleil."

Natural Translation

The croc warms itself in the sun.

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