cru

noun

ˈkrü,

-rᵫ̅

plural crus -üz 

-ᵫ̅(z)

: a French vineyard producing wine grapes

especially : one formally graded as to the quality of its annual production

a claret from one of the better crus

Word History

Etymology

French, quantity in which something is produced, production, producing field, graded field, from crû (past participle of croître to grow) from Old French crëu

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