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Spanish · At the Bar (Cantina)

La cruda

lah KROO-dah · /la ˈkɾu.ða/

The hangover

1/5 Grandma-safe

mild, playful; fine on daytime TV

Literally

"The raw (one)"

Word-for-word — which is rarely what it means.

How to use it

Mexico's word for a hangover — you wake up feeling "raw." "Estoy crudo/cruda" = I'm hungover; "curar la cruda" = to cure it, usually with menudo, birria, or a michelada. Clean and essential vocabulary for the morning after. Spain says "resaca" (undertow) instead.

Heard in the wild

No puedo con esta cruda, necesito un caldito.

I can't handle this hangover, I need some broth.

Where it lands

Mexico; Spain says 'resaca'

Quick answers

What does "La cruda" mean?
In Spanish, "La cruda" means "The hangover". Literally it's "The raw (one)". Mexico's word for a hangover — you wake up feeling "raw." "Estoy crudo/cruda" = I'm hungover; "curar la cruda" = to cure it, usually with menudo, birria, or a michelada. Clean and essential vocabulary for the morning after. Spain says "resaca" (undertow) instead.
Is "La cruda" offensive?
It's on the mild end — 1/5 (Grandma-safe) on the Punch-o-Meter. mild, playful; fine on daytime TV.
How do you pronounce "La cruda"?
Say it "lah KROO-dah" — capitals mark the stressed syllable. In IPA: la ˈkɾu.ða.

Related in Spanish

Estar pedo ess-TAR PEH-doh To be drunk / wasted Una chela CHEH-lah A beer Una caguama kah-GWAH-mah A 40-oz / big-bottle beer La peda lah PEH-dah The party / the drinking session / the bender Arriba, abajo, al centro, pa' dentro ah-RREE-bah, ah-BAH-hoh, al SEN-troh, pah DEN-troh The Mexican toast: up, down, center, and down the hatch El pisto PEES-toh Booze / the liquor

The same idea, elsewhere

Via concepts like "Hungover".

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