crête

See also: crete, Crete, Crète, Crête, and -crete

French

Etymology

From Old French creste, from Latin crista.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /kʁɛt/
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Noun

crête f (plural crêtes)

(zoology) crest (on a bird); comb (on a cock)
ridge, crest, top, peak

Derived terms

écrêter
puissance crête
watt-crête

Further reading

“crête” in le Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).

Anagrams

terce, tercé

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