Kru Syllabification: (Kru)Pronunciation: /kro͞o/Definition of Kru noun (plural same) 1a member of a seafaring people of the coast of Liberia and Côte d’Ivoire (Ivory Coast). 2the Niger-Congo language of the Kru. adjective relating to the Kru or their language. Origin:from a West African languageKru in other Oxford dictionaries Definition of Kru in the British & World English dictionary