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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