cru

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/kɹuː/

noun

A vineyard or group of vineyards in France, especially one having a high reputation.

OriginFrench cru →
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Meanings

cru1

nouncru (plural crus)

plural crus

  1. A vineyard or group of vineyards in France, especially one having a high reputation.

    Each cru has an official quality rating on a scale of 100: Grand cru vineyards all rate 100, and premier cru vineyards rank from 90 to 99 points.

    2009, Ed McCarthy, Mary Ewing-Mulligan, Maryann Egan, Wine All-in-One For Dummies, page 218
nouncru (plural crus)

plural crus

  1. alternativeAlternative spelling of crew

Cru2

proper noun
  1. abbreviationconstellationsastronomyAbbreviation of Crucis.
  2. abbreviationconstellationsastronomyAbbreviation of Crux.

CRU3

nounCRU (plural CRUs)

plural CRUs

  1. abbreviationinitialismbusinessInitialism of collective reserve unit.

Origin

  1. Frenchcroître“grow”
  2. Frenchcrû
  3. Frenchcru“growth”
  4. Englishcru

Borrowed from French cru (“growth”), from French crû, past participle of French croître (“grow”).

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Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with cru

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Sounds the same

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Anagrams

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APA

cru. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cru

MLA

“cru.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cru. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “cru,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cru.

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