crudo

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Italian crudo (literally “raw”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈkruːdəʊ/

Noun

crudo

1. A dish made of raw fish or seafood.
   • 2004 November 7, Christine Muhlke, “The Remix; Expiration Date”, in The New York Times‎^[1], 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^[2], ISSN 0362-4331:

     Then, a few years back, poke started appearing on stray restaurant menus, sometimes identified as Hawaiian crudo or ceviche.

See also

• ceviche
• poke

Further reading

• “crudo”, in Lexico, Dictionary.com; Oxford University Press, 2019–2022.

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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

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)

Derived terms

• crudamente
• crudità

Related terms

• crudele

Further reading

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

Anagrams

• curdo

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Latin

Adjective

crūdō

1. dative/ablative masculine/neuter singular of crūdus

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Spanish

Etymology

From Old Spanish crudo, cruo, from Latin crūdus (compare French cru, Italian crudo).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈkɾudo/ [ˈkɾu.ð̞o]
• Rhymes: -udo
• Hyphenation: 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

Derived terms

• llevarlo crudo

Related terms

• cruel

Noun

crudo m (plural crudos)

1. crude oil
2. 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