cru

[ kroo; French kry ]

noun

, plural crus [krooz, k, r, y].

1. (in France) a vineyard producing wine of high quality, sometimes classified by the government as either a Great Growth Grand Cru or a First Growth Premier Cru.

cru

/ kruː; kry /

noun

1. winemaking (in France) a vineyard, group of vineyards, or wine-producing region

Word History and Origins

Origin of cru¹

1815–25; < French, noun use of crû, past participle of croître to grow < Latin crēscere

Word History and Origins

Origin of cru¹

from French: production, from crû, past participle of croître to grow

Example Sentences

“I think I know everyone in this room, because we are a family from around the world,” Govan said during his opening remarks as guests, including Kim Kardashian, Blake Lively, Laura Dern, Viola Davis, Andrew Garfield and Sarah Paulson, sat down to a dinner of makgeolli jeung-pyeon, japchae and grand cru galbi-jjim created by chef David Shim from Cote, the country’s only Michelin-starred Korean steakhouse.

From Los Angeles Times

In a press release, Europol said items recovered during seizures included a “large amount of wine bottles from different counterfeited Grand Cru domains, wine stickers and wax products, ingredients to refill wine, technical machines to recap bottles, luxurious goods”, as well as electronic equipment valued at 1.4m euros and over 100,000 euros in cash.

From BBC

After Tesla opened its Shanghai factory in 2020, the company earned hundreds of millions of dollars in credits through the policy, according to the market analysis company CRU Group.

From New York Times

If you’re lucky, a bottle of Waris-Hubert Rosé Premier Cru will be opened, a crisp, elegant bubble.

From Seattle Times

Also, in 2014, Rodgers accepted an award from Athletes in Action, a sports ministry of Cru, which was formerly known as Campus Crusade for Christ.

From Salon