crusca

From Lombardic *kruska. Perhaps related to Swiss German Grüsch.

• IPA^(key): /ˈkru.ska/
• Rhymes: -uska
• Hyphenation: crù‧sca

crusca f (plural crusche)

1. bran

   Synonym: semola

   la farina del diavolo va tutta in crusca ― ill-gotten gains never prosper (literally, “the devil's flour all turns into bran”)

   separare la farina dalla crusca ― to separate the wheat from the chaff

• cruschello (“fine bran”)