crusca
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Italian[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Lombardic *kruska. Perhaps related to Swiss German Grüsch.
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
crusca f (plural crusche)
- bran
- Synonym: semola
- la farina del diavolo va tutta in crusca ― ill-gotten gains never prosper (literally, “the devil's flour all turns into bran”)
- separare la farina dalla crusca ― to separate the wheat from the chaff
Derived terms[edit]
- cruschello (“fine bran”)