chicot

See also: Chicot

English

Etymology

From French chicot.

Noun

chicot (plural chicots)

1. Synonym of Kentucky coffeetree
2. (Canada, forestry) A tree or tree limb that is dead and may fall and cause injury.
   • 1972, Pulp & Paper Magazine of Canada (volume 73, issues 1-6, page 28)

     Felling a tree which is supporting a chicot can be dangerous as depicted in the above drawing. The victim in this case was fatally crushed by the falling chicot.

French

Etymology

From chique (“small piece; (Belgium) chewing gum”).

Pronunciation

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Noun

chicot m (plural chicots)

1. stump, stub
2. a snag, a dead or dying tree that remains standing

Further reading

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

Romanian

Etymology

Borrowed from Bulgarian кикот (kikot) or Serbo-Croatian kikot, from Proto-Slavic *kykotъ.

Noun

chicot n (plural chicote)

1. titter

Declension

	singular			plural
	indefinite	definite		indefinite	definite
nominative-accusative	chicot	chicotul		chicote	chicotele
genitive-dative	chicot	chicotului		chicote	chicotelor
vocative	chicotule			chicotelor