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

• “cruche”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.

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Norman

Etymology

From Frankish *krûkka.

Noun

cruche f (plural cruches)

1. (Jersey) jug

Synonyms

• canne
• jarre
• jougue

Derived terms

• cruchot (“small boat”)