noun, masculine/ky.lo/plural: culots
base, bottom (of an object); residue, slag; cheek, nerve (effrontery); architectural ornament, e.g. starting point of volutes; residue on the bottom of a smoker's pipe; its darkening by use is called culotter
“Tu ne manques pas de culot !” — You've got some nerve!
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *(s)kewH-der. Proto-Italic *kūlos Latin cūlus Old French cul Middle French cul French cul French -ot French culot From cul + -ot.