crecho

Galician

Etymology

Probably from Latin crispulus, diminutive of crispus.[1]

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): [ˈkɾet͡ʃʊ]

Adjective

crecho (feminine crecha, masculine plural crechos, feminine plural crechas)

curly, crimped
Synonyms: crespo, recrecho

Antonym: laso
stiff
Synonym: teso

Derived terms

encrechar

Noun

crecho m (plural crechos, feminine crecha, feminine plural crechas)

curly

References

“crecho” in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega, SLI - ILGA 2006–2013.
“crecho” in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega. Santiago: ILG.
“crecho” in Álvarez, Rosario (coord.): Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués, Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega.

Joan Coromines, José A. Pascual (1983–1991) “crencha”, in Diccionario crítico etimológico castellano e hispánico (in Spanish), Madrid: Gredos

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