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Adjective [English]

IPA: /ˈɛkɹuː/, /ˈeɪkɹuː/ Forms: écru [alternative]
Etymology: Etymology tree French é- French cru French écrubor. English ecru Borrowed from French écru (“raw, unbleached”). Etymology templates: {{ety|en|:bor|fr:écru<t:raw, unbleached>|text=+|tree=1}} Etymology tree French é- French cru French écrubor. English ecru [Appendix:Glossary#loanword|Borrowed]] from", "terms" : [ { "gloss" : "raw, unbleached", "children" : [ { "terms" : [ { "children" : [ ], "lang_name" : "French", "term" : "é-", "status" : "missing", "lang" : "fr" }, { "children" : [ ], "lang_name" : "French", "term" : "cru", "status" : "missing", "lang" : "fr" } ], "keyword_label" : "From", "is_group" : true, "keyword" : "affix" } ], "lang_name" : "French", "term" : "écru", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "fr" } ], "keyword" : "bor" } ], "lang_name" : "English", "term" : "ecru", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "en" }" data-lang="en" data-title="ecru"> Borrowed from French écru (“raw, unbleached”). Head templates: {{en-adj|-}} ecru (not comparable)
  1. Of a beige colour. Tags: not-comparable
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Noun [English]

IPA: /ˈɛkɹuː/, /ˈeɪkɹuː/ Forms: ecrus [plural], écru [alternative]
Etymology: Etymology tree French é- French cru French écrubor. English ecru Borrowed from French écru (“raw, unbleached”). Etymology templates: {{ety|en|:bor|fr:écru<t:raw, unbleached>|text=+|tree=1}} Etymology tree French é- French cru French écrubor. English ecru [Appendix:Glossary#loanword|Borrowed]] from", "terms" : [ { "gloss" : "raw, unbleached", "children" : [ { "terms" : [ { "children" : [ ], "lang_name" : "French", "term" : "é-", "status" : "missing", "lang" : "fr" }, { "children" : [ ], "lang_name" : "French", "term" : "cru", "status" : "missing", "lang" : "fr" } ], "keyword_label" : "From", "is_group" : true, "keyword" : "affix" } ], "lang_name" : "French", "term" : "écru", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "fr" } ], "keyword" : "bor" } ], "lang_name" : "English", "term" : "ecru", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "en" }" data-lang="en" data-title="ecru"> Borrowed from French écru (“raw, unbleached”). Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} ecru (countable and uncountable, plural ecrus)
  1. A beige colour. Tags: countable, uncountable
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Adjective [Italian]

Head templates: {{head|it|misspelling}} ecru
  1. misspelling of écru Tags: alt-of, misspelling Alternative form of: écru
    Sense id: en-ecru-it-adj-JF7uplao Categories (other): Pages with 3 entries, Pages with entries, Italian entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Pages with 3 entries: 36 36 13 15 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 36 36 13 15 Disambiguation of Italian entries with incorrect language header: 52 48

Noun [Italian]

Head templates: {{head|it|misspelling}} ecru
  1. misspelling of écru Tags: alt-of, misspelling Alternative form of: écru
    Sense id: en-ecru-it-noun-JF7uplao Categories (other): Pages with 3 entries, Pages with entries, Italian entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Pages with 3 entries: 36 36 13 15 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 36 36 13 15 Disambiguation of Italian entries with incorrect language header: 52 48

Adjective [Romanian]

Etymology: Borrowed from French écru. Etymology templates: {{bor+|ro|fr|écru}} Borrowed from French écru Head templates: {{ro-adj}} ecru m or n (feminine singular ecră, masculine plural ecri, feminine/neuter plural ecre) Inflection templates: {{ro-decl-adj}} Forms: ecră [feminine, singular], ecri [masculine, plural], ecre [feminine, neuter, plural], no-table-tags [table-tags], ecru [error-unrecognized-form, indefinite, masculine, neuter, singular], ecră [error-unrecognized-form, feminine, indefinite, singular], ecri [error-unrecognized-form, indefinite, masculine, plural], ecre [error-unrecognized-form, feminine, indefinite, neuter, plural], ecrul [definite, error-unrecognized-form, masculine, neuter, singular], ecra [definite, error-unrecognized-form, feminine, singular], ecrii [definite, error-unrecognized-form, masculine, plural], ecrele [definite, error-unrecognized-form, feminine, neuter, plural], ecre [error-unrecognized-form, feminine, indefinite, singular], ecrului [definite, error-unrecognized-form, masculine, neuter, singular], ecrei [definite, error-unrecognized-form, feminine, singular], ecrilor [definite, error-unrecognized-form, masculine, plural], ecrelor [definite, error-unrecognized-form, feminine, neuter, plural]
  1. ecru Tags: masculine, neuter
    Sense id: en-ecru-ro-adj-LgyJVx8T Categories (other): Pages with 3 entries, Pages with entries, Romanian entries with incorrect language header

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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}

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}

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}

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}

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}

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