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crudo

crude oil

noun adjective KROO-doh Less Common

Also means

raw

Usage Note

Crudo as an adjective means raw or uncooked (carne cruda) or, figuratively, harsh or bleak (una realidad cruda). As a masculine noun, el crudo is the industry term for crude oil, dominant in business and news contexts. The adjective also describes something unrefined or graphic in a non-literal sense: imágenes crudas means 'raw, graphic images'. Do not confuse crudo with duro ('hard'); crudo emphasises being unprocessed or uncooked.

Examples

"El precio del crudo bajó esta semana."

Natural Translation

The price of crude oil fell this week.

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