cruche

French

Etymology

Borrowed from Frankish *krūkka, whose cognates include regional German Kruke (crock), Low German Kruuk (jug), Danish krukke (jar), Dutch kruik, English crock, and Icelandic krukka (pot).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /kʁyʃ/
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Noun

cruche f (plural cruches)

  1. pitcher, jug
  2. cretin, fool, numskull

Further reading


Norman

Etymology

From Frankish *krûkka.

Noun

cruche f (plural cruches)

  1. (Jersey) jug

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