"croque-mitaine" meaning in French

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Noun

IPA: /kʁɔk.mi.tɛn/ Audio: LL-Q150 (fra)-Lyokoï-croque-mitaine.wav Forms: croque-mitaines [plural]
Etymology: "The mitten biter," from croque (“bite, crunch”) + mitaine (“mitten”). Etymology templates: {{m|fr|croque||bite, crunch}} croque (“bite, crunch”), {{m|fr|mitaine||mitten}} mitaine (“mitten”) Head templates: {{fr-noun|m}} croque-mitaine m (plural croque-mitaines)
  1. bogeyman (menacing, ghost-like monster in children's stories) Wikipedia link: fr:croque-mitaine Tags: masculine
    Sense id: en-croque-mitaine-fr-noun-Yl7tKZdf Categories (other): French entries with incorrect language header, French verb-noun compounds

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