US Midterm Election watch along thread

[susan]

MSNBC reports on crudités, pronounced cru-di-tes, and everyone at the desk seems to know what they are.

The word "crudités"

Do you know it? Do you think it’s a common word? Question arose fromthis thread. It would be helpful if voters could post their location or rather, where in the world the term is commonly used. Poll to follow.