crudo

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English

Etymology

Borrowed from Italian crudo (literally “raw”).

Pronunciation

Noun

crudo (countable and uncountable, plural crudos)

  1. A dish made of raw fish or seafood.
    • 2004 November 7, Christine Muhlke, “The Remix; Expiration Date”, in The New York Times‎, →ISSN:
      Food, like fashion, has a brutally short trend cycle, as the trickle-down from San Sebastián to Smith Street takes barely a season. So, this year's crudo could be next year's tuna carpaccio.
    • 2016 February 4, Ligaya Mishan, “Poke Reaches the Shores of Manhattan”, in The New York Times‎, →ISSN:
      Then, a few years back, poke started appearing on stray restaurant menus, sometimes identified as Hawaiian crudo or ceviche.

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Italian

Etymology

From Latin crūdus (compare French cru, Spanish crudo). Doublet of cru.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈkru.do/
  • Rhymes: -udo
  • Hyphenation: crù‧do
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Adjective

crudo (feminine cruda, masculine plural crudi, feminine plural crude)

  1. raw, uncooked (of food)
    Antonym: cotto
  2. hard (of water)
  3. severe, harsh (of climate)
  4. blunt, forthright (of language)

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Further reading

  • crudo in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana

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Latin

Adjective

crūdō

  1. dative/ablative masculine/neuter singular of crūdus

Spanish

Etymology

Inherited from Old Spanish crudo, borrowed from Latin crūdus (compare French cru, Italian crudo). Compare the inherited Old Spanish cruo.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈkɾudo/
  • Rhymes: -udo
  • Syllabification: cru‧do

Adjective

crudo (feminine cruda, masculine plural crudos, feminine plural crudas)

  1. raw (uncooked)
  2. undercooked, rare, underdone
  3. crude (being in a natural state)
  4. harsh, brutal, blunt
    Synonyms: brutal, cruel
  5. (Mexico, colloquial slang) hung over

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Noun

crudo m (plural crudos)

  1. crude oil
  2. dish made of raw meat or fish
    Synonym: (Latin America) cebiche

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