le culot
/ky.lo/ noun · masculine B2- base, bottom (of an object)
- residue, slag
- cheek, nerve (effrontery) · Tu ne manques pas de culot ! You've got some nerve!
- architectural ornament, e.g. starting point of volutes
- residue on the bottom of a smoker's pipe; its darkening by use is called culotter
- the last-come person, e.g. youngest child, worst loser in a competition
Plural culots
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