cruche

== French == === Etymology === From Middle French cruche, from Old French crouche, kroche, cruche, from Frankish *krūkā, related to Proto-West Germanic *krōgu (“pot, pitcher”), of uncertain origin. Possibly from a Proto-Indo-European root shared with Old Armenian կարաս (karas, “pitcher, large jar”), Ancient Greek κρωσσός (krōssós, “pitcher”), but the phonetics are problematic. Also compare Old Irish croiccenn (“skin”). See also regional German Kruke (“crock”), Low German Kruuk (“jug”), Danish krukke (“jar”), Dutch kruik, English crock, and Icelandic krukka (“pot”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /kʁyʃ/ === Noun === cruche f (plural cruches) (Belgium, Upper Normandy, North-Eastern France) pitcher, jug cretin, fool, numskull ==== Synonyms ==== carafe broc pichet pot à eau ==== Derived terms ==== === References === === Further reading === “cruche”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012 == Middle English == === Noun === cruche alternative form of crouche == Norman == === Etymology === From Old French cruche, from Frankish *krūkā. === Noun === cruche f (plural cruches) (Jersey) jug ==== Synonyms ==== canne jarre jougue ==== Derived terms ==== cruchot (“small boat”) == Sardinian == === Alternative forms === rughe, grughe gruxi, ruxi (campidanese) === Etymology === From Latin crux. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈkruke/ === Noun === cruche m (plural cruches) cross