cruda
nounInformal
A Mexican Spanish slang term. Browse all Mexican slang.
What it means
A hangover. Used with tener or andar: tengo cruda, ando crudo.
Literally: Raw, uncooked (feminine).
Examples with translations
Traigo una cruda horrible, no me hables fuerte.
I've got a terrible hangover, don't talk loudly to me.
Un caldo de camarón es lo mejor para la cruda.
Shrimp broth is the best thing for a hangover.
Note: Spicy broth as hangover cure is near-universal advice in Mexico.
Where it comes from
From crudo, 'raw' — the morning-after feeling of being unfinished, exposed, not yet cooked back into shape. The adjective form crudo/cruda describes the person; the noun describes the state.
Other forms
- Spellings and variants:
- crudo
- Similar terms:
- resaca