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French
Etymology
From Middle French cruche, from Old French crouche, kroche, cruche, from Frankish *krūkā, related to Proto-West Germanic *krōgu (“pot, pitcher”), of uncertain origin. Possibly from a Proto-Indo-European root shared with Old Armenian կարաս (karas, “pitcher, large jar”), Ancient Greek κρωσσός (krōssós, “pitcher”), but the phonetics are problematic. Also compare Old Irish croiccenn (“skin”).
See also regional German Kruke (“crock”), Low German Kruuk (“jug”), Danish krukke (“jar”), Dutch kruik, English crock, and Icelandic krukka (“pot”).
Pronunciation
Noun
cruche f (plural cruches)
- (Belgium, Upper Normandy, North-Eastern France) pitcher, jug
- cretin, fool, numskull
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References
- ^ Douglas Harper (2001–2024) “crock”, in Online Etymology Dictionary.
- ^ MacBain, Alexander, Mackay, Eneas (1911) “cruche”, in An Etymological Dictionary of the Gaelic Language, Stirling, →ISBN, page crog
- ^ Mathieu Avanzi, La France divisée: « pot », « cruche », « broc » ou « carafe »?
Further reading
Middle English
Noun
cruche
- Alternative form of crouche
Norman
Etymology
From Old French cruche, from Frankish *krūkā.
Noun
cruche f (plural cruches)
- (Jersey) jug
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Sardinian
Alternative forms
Etymology
From Latin crux.
Pronunciation
Noun
cruche m (plural cruches)
- cross