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Crisco

/ˈkɹɪskoʊ/

Crisco proper noun: a surname.

Proper noun (1)

Crisco (plural Criscos)

  1. A surname.

Proper noun (2)

Crisco

  1. (US) A form of shortening made from vegetable oil.
    • A little Crisco and some fishing wire and we'll be in business.2006, Aline Brosh McKenna, Lauren Weisberger, The Devil Wears Prada, spoken by Nigel Kipling (Stanley Tucci)

Forms of Crisco

pluralCriscos

Origin of Crisco

Genericized trademark, a clipping of crystallized cottonseed oil

Words that rhyme with Crisco

Questions about Crisco

What does Crisco mean?
Crisco means a surname.
What part of speech is Crisco?
Crisco is a proper noun.
How do you pronounce Crisco?
Crisco is pronounced /ˈkɹɪskoʊ/.

Words near Crisco in the dictionary

  1. Crisantos
  2. Crisci
  3. Criscione
  4. Crisciones
  5. Criscis
  6. Crisco
  7. Criscos
  8. Criscuolo
  9. Criscuolos
  10. crise
  11. Crisell

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