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Galician
Etymology
Probably from Latin crispulus, diminutive of crispus.[1]
Pronunciation
Adjective
crecho (feminine crecha, masculine plural crechos, feminine plural crechas)
- curly, crimped
- Synonyms: crespo, recrecho
- Antonym: laso
- stiff
- Synonym: teso
Derived terms
Noun
crecho m (plural crechos, feminine crecha, feminine plural crechas)
- curly
References
- Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, editor (2006–2013), “crecho”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega [Dictionary of Dictionaries of the Galician language] (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
- Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, Ernesto Xosé González Seoane, María Álvarez de la Granja, editors (2003–2018), “crecho”, in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
- Rosario Álvarez Blanco, editor (2014–2024), “crecho”, in Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega, →ISSN