crudo

noun

cru·​do ˈkrü-(ˌ)dō How to pronounce crudo (audio)
plural crudos
: a dish of sliced, seasoned, uncooked seafood often served with a sauce

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The menu here includes a raw bar filled with oysters, seafood cocktail with tomato avocado, Bangs Island mussels with green curry, and tuna crudo, as well as hors d’oeuvres like steak tartare and frog legs Kiev. Nicole Hoey, Robb Report, 5 Nov. 2025 Appetizers include oysters, salmon or scallop crudo, and tuna tartare with Fresno chiles. Bud Kennedy, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 3 Nov. 2025 Dishes like Hokkaido scallop crudo and zatar and yogurt rubbed swordfish kabob with eggplant, roasted tomato, and tahini are transporting and the unctuous roasted bone marrow is simply a must-have dish. Stacey Lastoe, Southern Living, 24 Oct. 2025 Specialties include breakfast omelettes, lunchtime salads and thin-crust pizzas and dinner entrées including spicy tuna crudo bruschetta and short rib ragu, as well as house tiramisu and cannoli desserts. Pam Kragen, San Diego Union-Tribune, 7 Oct. 2025 See All Example Sentences for crudo

Word History

Etymology

Italian, raw, from Latin crudus

First Known Use

2000, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of crudo was in 2000

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“Crudo.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/crudo. Accessed 13 Nov. 2025.

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