What does crusca in Italian mean?

What is the meaning of the word crusca in Italian? The article explains the full meaning, pronunciation along with bilingual examples and instructions on how to use crusca in Italian.

The word crusca in Italian means bran, freckles, Accademia della Crusca, La Crusca, Accademia della Crusca. To learn more, please see the details below.

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Meaning of the word crusca

bran

sostantivo femminile (residuo della macinazione dei cereali)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
La crusca viene usata come mangime per i polli.
Bran is used as chicken feed.

freckles

sostantivo femminile (figurato, familiare (lentiggini, efelidi)

(plural noun: Noun always used in plural form--for example, "jeans," "scissors.")
Sara è una bella ragazza, anche se d'estate ha il viso pieno di crusca.
Sara is a pretty girl, even though in the summertime her face is full of freckles.

Accademia della Crusca, La Crusca

sostantivo femminile (informale (l'Accademia della Crusca) (Italian institution)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
La Crusca sta valutando l'italianità del termine.
La Crusca is assessing the Italianness of the term.

Accademia della Crusca

(Italian language academy)

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