Etymology

From Middle Welsh cwrwf, from Proto-Celtic [Term?], from Proto-Indo-European *ḱh₁erh₂-. Cognate with Cornish korev, Old Irish cuirm ‎(Irish coirm, “feast”), Gaulish cerevisia ‎(Latin cervisia, “beer”), Ancient Greek κεράννυμι ‎(keránnumi, “to mix”), κρᾶσις ‎(krâsis, “to mixture”), Sanskrit श्रायति ‎(śrāyati, “to cook, boil”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈkʊrʊ/