crucco
Italian
Etymology
From Serbo-Croatian kruh (“bread”).Originally crucco denoted a South Slav (Slovene, Croat etc), but during the Second World War the meaning changed to "German".[1]
Pronunciation
- Rhymes: -ukko
Adjective
crucco (feminine singular crucca, masculine plural crucchi, feminine plural crucche)
- (offensive, ethnic slur) Kraut (German)
Synonyms
- mangiapatate
Noun
crucco m (plural crucchi)
- (offensive, ethnic slur) Kraut, Fritz (a German person)
Synonyms
- mangiapatate
References
- “crucco” in: Alberto Nocentini, Alessandro Parenti, “l'Etimologico — Vocabolario della lingua italiana”, Le Monnier, 2010, ISBN 978-88-00-20781-2