Craco

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proper noun

An abandoned hill town in Monte d'Oro, Craco Peschiera, Craco, Matera, Basilicata, Italian Peninsula, Italy.

OriginItalian Craco ← Latin Cracum ← Renaissance Latin Graclum →
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Meanings

proper noun
  1. An abandoned hill town in Monte d'Oro, Craco Peschiera, Craco, Matera, Basilicata, Italian Peninsula, Italy.
  2. abbreviationellipsisEllipsis of Craco Peschiera: a frazione in Craco, Matera, Basilicata, Italian Peninsula, Italy.
  3. A commune of Matera, Basilicata, Italian Peninsula, Italy.

Origin

  1. Medieval LatinGraculum
  2. Renaissance LatinGraclum
  3. LatinCracum
  4. ItalianCraco
  5. EnglishCraco

Borrowed from Italian Craco, from Latin Cracum, from Renaissance Latin Graclum, from Medieval Latin Graculum.

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Translations

Italian Craco
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Latin Cracum, Graclum
  • CracumTranslations
  • GraclumTranslations
  • GraculumTranslations
Cite this entry
APA

Craco. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Craco

MLA

“Craco.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Craco. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Craco,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Craco.

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