crone

crone  (krn)

n.

An ugly, withered old woman; a hag.

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[Middle English, from Old North French carogne, carrion, cantankerous woman, from Vulgar Latin *carnia, carrion, from Latin car, carn-, flesh; see sker-¹ in Indo-European roots.]

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crone [krəʊn]

n

a witchlike old woman

[from Old Northern French carogne carrion, ultimately from Latin caro flesh]

Thesaurus

Noun

1.

crone - an ugly evil-looking old woman       beldam, beldame, hag, witch old woman - a woman who is old

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crone

noun old woman, witch, hag, old bag (derogatory slang), old bat (slang) a toothless old crone sitting in the corner

Translations

crone [krəʊn] N → bruja f, vieja f

crone [ˈkrəʊn] n (pejorative) (= old woman) → vieille bique pejorative)f >

crone

n → Tante f (inf)

crone [krəʊn] n → vecchiarda