cracher

French

Etymology

Inherited from Middle French cracher, from Old French crachier (to eject from the mouth), from Vulgar Latin *craccare, of imitative origin, possibly via Frankish *hrākijan or *hrakkjan; compare Old High German hrahhan, hrahhjan (to spew, spit), Proto-Germanic *hrēkijaną (to spit, retch, vomit) and *krakōną (to make a cracking sound). See also Old English hrǣċan (to retch, cough up, spit), Old Norse hrǽkja (to hawk, spit), Old High German rachisōn (to clear one's throat, spit), Old High German hrahho (throat, gorge), Lithuanian kregeti (dry heave, grunt).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /kʁa.ʃe/
  • (file)
  • Homophone: crasher

Verb

cracher

  1. to spit

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