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cramer

Pronunciation: /kʁa.me/

“cramer” is a French word. Its 3 meanings in English:

verb

  1. to burn
  2. to smoke (a cigarette)
  3. to have one's identity found out or discovered

In French

  1. Quelque chose crame: brûler, se consumer, roussir par l’action du feu ou d’un excès de chaleur.
  2. Quelqu’un crame quelque chose: soumettre au feu ou à un excès de chaleur jusqu’à roussissement, carbonisation.
  3. Dévoiler l’identité, les intentions secrètes d’une personne ou une action délictueuse.
  4. Dépenser.

Etymology

Borrowed from Occitan cramar, cremar, from Latin cremō. Doublet of crémer.

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