crucco

Italian

Etymology

From Serbo-Croatian kruh (“bread”). Originally crucco denoted a South Slav, but during the Second World War the meaning changed to "German".[1]

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈkruk.ko/
  • Rhymes: -ukko
  • Hyphenation: crùc‧co

Adjective

crucco (feminine crucca, masculine plural crucchi, feminine plural crucche)

  1. (offensive, ethnic slur) Kraut (German)
    Synonym: mangiapatate

Noun

crucco m (plural crucchi)

  1. (offensive, ethnic slur) Kraut, Fritz (a German person)
    Synonym: mangiapatate

References
  1. “crucco” in: Alberto Nocentini, Alessandro Parenti, “l'Etimologico — Vocabolario della lingua italiana”, Le Monnier, 2010, →ISBN
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