crudo
/ˈkɹuːdəʊ/
crudo noun: a dish made of raw fish or seafood.
Noun
crudo (countable and uncountable, plural crudos)
- A dish made of raw fish or seafood.
- Food, like fashion, has a brutally short trend cycle, as the trickle-down from San Sebastián to Smith Street takes barely a season. So, this year's crudo could be next year's tuna carpaccio.2004 November 7, Christine Muhlke, “The Remix; Expiration Date”, in The New York Times, →ISSN
- Then, a few years back, poke started appearing on stray restaurant menus, sometimes identified as Hawaiian crudo or ceviche.2016 February 4, Ligaya Mishan, “Poke Reaches the Shores of Manhattan”, in The New York Times, →ISSN
Forms of crudo
| plural | crudos |
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Origin of crudo
Borrowed from Italian crudo (literally “raw”). Doublet of crude.
Questions about crudo
- What does crudo mean?
- Crudo means a dish made of raw fish or seafood.
- What part of speech is crudo?
- Crudo is a noun.
- How do you pronounce crudo?
- Crudo is pronounced /ˈkɹuːdəʊ/.
- What is the plural of crudo?
- The plural of crudo is crudos.
Words near crudo in the dictionary
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