cra·kow noun alsocra·koweorcrac·koweorcra·cowe\ˈkräˌkau̇, -raˌ-, -rāˌ-, -(ˌ)kō\ (-s) Etymology: Middle English crakowe, from Cracow (Kraków) Poland whence they came : a shoe, boot, or slipper made with an extremely long pointed toe and worn in Europe in the 14th and 15th centuries