crac

Catalan

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Central, Balearic, Valencia) [ˈkɾak]

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Etymology 1

Onomatopoeic.

Noun

crac m (plural cracs)

1. crack (onomatopoeia of a sharp sound)
2. crash

   Synonym: fallida

3. (obsolete) dimwit

Etymology 2

Borrowed from English crack.

Noun

crac m (plural cracs)

1. pro, expert
2. crack cocaine

Adjective

crac (invariable)

1. pro, experienced

   ho va fer a la primera com un crac ― he did it from the first try like a pro

Further reading

• “crac” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.
• “crac”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2025
• “crac”, in Diccionari de la llengua catalana [Dictionary of the Catalan Language] (in Catalan), second edition, Institute of Catalan Studies [Catalan: Institut d'Estudis Catalans], April 2007