Italian

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Etymology

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From Lombardic *kruska. Perhaps related to Swiss German Grüsch.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈkru.ska/
  • Rhymes: -uska
  • Hyphenation: crù‧sca

Noun

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crusca f (plural crusche)

  1. bran
    Synonym: semola
    la farina del diavolo va tutta in cruscaill-gotten gains never prosper (literally, “the devil's flour all turns into bran”)
    separare la farina dalla cruscato separate the wheat from the chaff

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