crucco

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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)

  1. (offensive, ethnic slur) Kraut (German)
    Synonym: mangiapatate

Noun

crucco m (plural crucchi, feminine crucca)

  1. (offensive, ethnic slur) Kraut, Fritz (a German person)
    Synonym: mangiapatate

References

  1. ^ “crucco” in: Alberto Nocentini, Alessandro Parenti, “l'Etimologico — Vocabolario della lingua italiana”, Le Monnier, 2010, →ISBN
  2. ^ crucco in Dizionario Italiano Olivetti, Olivetti Media Communication