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Italian
Etymology
From Serbo-Croatian kruh (“bread”).
Originally crucco denoted a South Slav, but during the Second World War the meaning changed to "German".[1]
Pronunciation
Adjective
crucco (feminine crucca, masculine plural crucchi, feminine plural crucche)
- (offensive, ethnic slur) Kraut (German)
- Synonym: mangiapatate
Noun
crucco m (plural crucchi, feminine crucca)
- (offensive, ethnic slur) Kraut, Fritz (a German person)
- Synonym: mangiapatate
References
- ^ “crucco” in: Alberto Nocentini, Alessandro Parenti, “l'Etimologico — Vocabolario della lingua italiana”, Le Monnier, 2010, →ISBN
- ^ crucco in Dizionario Italiano Olivetti, Olivetti Media Communication