ecru
pronunciation
How to pronounce ecru in British English:
UK [ˈeɪkruː; ˈekruː]
How to pronounce ecru in American English:
US [ ˈeɪkruː,ˈekruː]
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- Noun:
- a very light brown
Word Origin
- ecru (adj.)
- 1869, "having the color of raw silk or unbleached linen," from French écru "raw, unbleached," from Old French escru "raw, crude, rough" (13c.), from es- "thoroughly" (see ex-) + Latin crudus "raw" (see crude).
Example
- 1. Yellow of branch weak ash or ecru .
- 2. Life is plain boiled water , ecru primitive taste are often the most long , the most let a person cannot abandon .