accroupi

French

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /a.kʁu.pi/

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Participle

accroupi (feminine accroupie, masculine plural accroupis, feminine plural accroupies)

1. past participle of accroupir

Further reading

• “accroupi”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.

Louisiana Creole

Etymology

From French accroupir (“to crouch”), compare Haitian Creole akoupi.

Verb

accroupi

1. to crouch, kneel

References

• Alcée Fortier, Louisiana Folktales

Norman

Etymology

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Verb

accroupi

1. (Jersey, reflexive, s'accroupi) to squat