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cruet

noun · 4 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

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Pronunciation

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  • /ˈkɹu.ɪt/
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1

noun

Meaning 1

A small bottle or container used to hold a condiment, such as oil, vinegar, salt, or pepper, for use at a dining table.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Examples

  • Near-synonym: shaker (sometimes synonymous)

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: caster, shaker

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

A stand for these containers.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: UK

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: caster

Antonyms: none provided

3

noun

Meaning 3

A small vessel used to hold wine or water for the Eucharist.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: Christianity

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

4

noun

Meaning 4

bottle that holds wine or oil or vinegar for the table

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: crewet

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: bottle

History

Etymology

From Middle English, from Anglo-Norman cruet, diminutive of Old French crue (“an earthen pot”), from Old Saxon krūka.

Across languages

Translations

39 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Albanian: kandër — small bottle or container used to hold a condiment
  • Bulgarian: шишенце (šišence) — small bottle or container used to hold a condiment
  • Catalan: setrill — small bottle or container used to hold a condiment
  • Catalan: setrilleres — small bottle or container used to hold a condiment
  • Catalan: vinagrera — small bottle or container used to hold a condiment
  • Chinese Mandarin: 調味瓶 /调味瓶 (tiáowèipíng) — small bottle or container used to hold a condiment
  • Czech: karafka — small bottle or container used to hold a condiment
  • Czech: solnička — small bottle or container used to hold a condiment
  • Czech: kořenka — small bottle or container used to hold a condiment
  • Finnish: mausteikko — small bottle or container used to hold a condiment
  • Gallurese: impudda — small bottle or container used to hold a condiment
  • Georgian: უსკურა (usḳura) — small bottle or container used to hold a condiment
  • Hindi: कुप्पी (kuppī) — small bottle or container used to hold a condiment
  • Italian: ampolla — small bottle or container used to hold a condiment
  • Italian: flacone — small bottle or container used to hold a condiment
  • Italian: boccetta — small bottle or container used to hold a condiment
  • Japanese: カスター (kasutā) — small bottle or container used to hold a condiment
  • Korean: 양념통 (yangnyeomtong) — small bottle or container used to hold a condiment
  • Polish: flaszka — small bottle or container used to hold a condiment
  • Portuguese: galheteiro — small bottle or container used to hold a condiment
  • Romanian: oțetar — small bottle or container used to hold a condiment
  • Russian: графинчик (grafinčik) — small bottle or container used to hold a condiment
  • Russian: солонка (solonka) — small bottle or container used to hold a condiment
  • Russian: перечница (perečnica) — small bottle or container used to hold a condiment
  • Campidanese Sardinian: ampulla — small bottle or container used to hold a condiment
  • Sardinian: ampulla — small bottle or container used to hold a condiment
  • Sassarese: impulla — small bottle or container used to hold a condiment
  • Spanish: vinajera — small bottle or container used to hold a condiment
  • Swedish: apotek — small bottle or container used to hold a condiment
  • Swedish: bordsapotek — small bottle or container used to hold a condiment
  • Ottoman Turkish: سركهلك (sirkelik) — small bottle or container used to hold a condiment
  • Volapük: vinigafladül — small bottle or container used to hold a condiment
  • Bulgarian: потир (potir) — small vessel used to hold wine or water for the Eucharist
  • Catalan: canadella — small vessel used to hold wine or water for the Eucharist
  • Georgian: ბარძიმი (barʒimi) — small vessel used to hold wine or water for the Eucharist
  • Italian: ampolla — small vessel used to hold wine or water for the Eucharist
  • Polish: ampułka — small vessel used to hold wine or water for the Eucharist
  • Campidanese Sardinian: canadeglia — small vessel used to hold wine or water for the Eucharist
  • Spanish: vinajera — small vessel used to hold wine or water for the Eucharist