cresta

Etymology

From Latin crista.

Noun

cresta f (plural creste)

1. crest
2. comb (of a chicken etc)
3. ridge (of a mountain)

Related terms

• cresta dell' onda
• cresta del monte
• cresta del gallo

Anagrams

• tresca

Verb

cresta

1. third-person singular present indicative of crestar
2. second-person singular imperative of crestar

Alternative forms

• încresta

Etymology

Often considered to be from creastă, but more likely ultimately from Latin castrāre, present active infinitive of castrō through metathesis (and thus possibly a doublet of the borrowing castra). Compare Occitan crestar (“to castrate”), Portuguese crestar (“collect honey from a beehive”). See also the change of 'a' to 'e' in rapidus to repede. For the development of the meaning, compare Abruzzo dialect castrá, Calabrian ncastra, ncastratura.

Verb

a cresta (third-person singular present crestează, past participle crestat) 1st conj.

1. to cut
2. to notch
3. to make incisions

Etymology

From Latin crista. Doublet of crista.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈkɾesta/, [ˈkɾest̪a]

Noun

cresta f (plural crestas)

1. comb (of a chicken or other bird)
2. crest (of an animal)
3. sharp peaks (of a mountain)
4. ridge (of a wave)
5. Mohawk hairstyle

Interjection

cresta

1. (Chile) shit (failure)