Spanish word

crudo

Pronunciation

IPA/ˈkɾuðo/

Meaning

  • adjectiveuncooked, raw

Example

No comas ese pescado crudo.

Don't eat that uncooked fish.

Illustration for crudo (uncooked)

More examples

¿Está este pollo crudo?

Is this chicken raw?

Core concept

Food that has not been exposed to cooking heat.

Common phrases

  • pescado crudo

    raw fish

  • carne cruda

    raw meat

  • huevo crudo

    raw egg

Similar words

poco hecho: Outer layers are cooked but the core stays raw and soft.
medio hecho: Cooked to medium doneness with a pink center and juicy texture.
bien hecho: Cooked until thoroughly done, with no pink left inside.
cocido: Cooked completely through so the texture is uniformly set.

Definition in Spanish

Indica que algo, especialmente un alimento, no ha sido cocinado ni sometido a calor.

Word origin

Derived from Latin crudus 'raw' and preserved in Spanish through Old Spanish as an adjective for uncooked food.

Usage tips

  • In some varieties of Spanish estar crudo or tener la cruda means to have a hangover, so context is needed to tell 'raw' from 'hungover'.

Other meanings

  • unprocessedadjective
  • crudeadjective

Opposites

Related words

  • crudezarawnessnoun
  • crudamentebluntlyadverb

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