crochet
/kɹoʊˈʃeɪ/
Word Rarity
Rare
Frequency: 3.25 in modern English
14
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
2
Syllables
6
Unique Chars
Meaning
noun
A form of needlework that is made by looping thread with a hooked needle.
Countable; Uncountable
verb
To make (a piece of) needlework using a hooked needle; to make interlocking loops of thread.
name
A surname.
Etymology
From French crochet, from Middle French crochet, from Old French crochet, crokét (“curved instrument, hook”), diminutive of Old French croc (“hook”), from Old Frankish *krōk (“hook”) or from Old Norse krókr (“hook, bend, bight”), both from Proto-Germanic *krōkaz (“hook”), from Proto-Indo-European *gerg- (“tracery, basket, twist”). Cognate with Middle English crōc (“crook, hook”), Middle Dutch croec, crōc (“curl”). Doublet of crocket, croquet, and crotchet. More at crook, crooked.
Origin
- Source language: French
Word Breakdown
Regional Pronunciation
- American English: /kɹoʊˈʃeɪ/
- British English: /ˈkɹəʊʃeɪ/