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crachat

spit, spittle

noun krah-SHAH Rare
Body & Health Health & Illness

Usage Note

Crachat is the noun for a glob of spit, derived from cracher ('to spit'). It is considered vulgar or at least unrefined in register. The plural crachats is also used figuratively to mean insults or contemptuous remarks hurled at someone.

Examples

"Il y avait des crachats sur le trottoir."

Natural Translation

There was spittle on the pavement.

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