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Catalan
Pronunciation
Etymology 1
Onomatopoeic.
Noun
crac m (plural cracs)
- crack (onomatopoeia of a sharp sound)
- crash
- Synonym: fallida
- (obsolete) dimwit
Etymology 2
Borrowed from English crack.
Noun
crac m (plural cracs)
- pro, expert
- crack cocaine
Adjective
crac (invariable)
- pro, experienced
- ho va fer a la primera com un crac ― he did it from the first try like a pro
Further reading
Italian
Etymology
Onomatopoeic.
Pronunciation
Noun
crac m
- crack (noise)
- crash
- Synonyms: bancarotta, crollo
- crac finanziario ― financial crash
- breakdown
References
- ^ crac in Dizionario Italiano Olivetti, Olivetti Media Communication
Further reading
- crac in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana
Occitan
Etymology
Imitative.
Pronunciation
Interjection
crac
- crack
Old French
Etymology
From Classical Syriac ܟܪܟܐ (karəḵā).
Noun
crac
- crusader castle
- le Crac de Mont Real ― (please add an English translation of this usage example)
Derived terms
Romanian
Etymology
Borrowed from Bulgarian крак (krak), cf. Serbo-Croatian krak.
Pronunciation
Noun
crac m (plural craci)
- (colloquial, regional) leg
- Synonym: picior
- trouser leg
- (regional) prong of various tools
- (regional) forked branch
- (regional) fork in a river
Derived terms
References
Spanish
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈkɾak/
- Rhymes: -ak
- Syllabification: crac
Etymology 1
Onomatopoeic.
Interjection
crac
- crack, snap
Noun
crac m (plural cracs)
- crack (noise)
Etymology 2
Borrowed from French krach, from German Krach.
Noun
crac m (plural cracs)
- (finance) crash (sudden large decline of business or the prices of stocks)
- El crac del 29 ― Crash of 1929
Further reading
Welsh
Etymology
Borrowed from English crack.
Pronunciation
Noun
crac f (plural craciau)
- crack
- Synonyms: cnec, clec
Adjective
crac (feminine singular crac, plural crac, not comparable)
- angry; annoyed
Mutation
Further reading
- R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke et al., editors (1950–present), “crac”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies