crudo
English
Etymology
Borrowed from Italian crudo (literally “raw”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈkruːdəʊ/
Noun
crudo
- A dish made of raw fish or seafood.
- 2004 November 7, Christine Muhlke, “The Remix; Expiration Date”, in The New York Times, ISSN 0362-4331:
- 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 0362-4331:
- Then, a few years back, poke started appearing on stray restaurant menus, sometimes identified as Hawaiian crudo or ceviche.
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See also
- ceviche
- poke
Further reading
- “crudo”, in Lexico, Dictionary.com; Oxford University Press, 2019–2022.
Italian
Etymology
From Latin crūdus (compare French cru, Spanish crudo). Doublet of cru.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈkru.do/
- Rhymes: -udo
- Hyphenation: crù‧do
Adjective
crudo (feminine cruda, masculine plural crudi, feminine plural crude)
- raw, uncooked (of food)
- Antonym: cotto
- hard (of water)
- severe, harsh (of climate)
- blunt, forthright (of language)
Derived terms
- crudamente
- crudità
Related terms
- crudele
Further reading
- crudo in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana
Anagrams
- curdo
Latin
Adjective
crūdō
- dative/ablative masculine/neuter singular of crūdus
Spanish
Etymology
From Old Spanish crudo, cruo, from Latin crūdus (compare French cru, Italian crudo).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈkɾudo/ [ˈkɾu.ð̞o]
- Rhymes: -udo
- Syllabification: cru‧do
Adjective
crudo (feminine cruda, masculine plural crudos, feminine plural crudas)
- raw (uncooked)
- undercooked, rare, underdone
- crude (being in a natural state)
- harsh, brutal, blunt
- Synonyms: brutal, cruel
Derived terms
- en crudo
- llevarlo crudo
Related terms
- cruel
Noun
crudo m (plural crudos)
- crude oil
- dish made of raw meat or fish
- Synonym: (Latin America) cebiche
Further reading
- “crudo”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014