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Galician
Etymology
Ultimately probably from Latin crinicula, diminutive of crinis.
Pronunciation
Noun
crencha f (plural crenchas)
- parting (line in hair)
- parting (either side of the hair)
References
- Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, editor (2006–2013), “crencha”, 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), “crencha”, in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
- Rosario Álvarez Blanco, editor (2014–2024), “crencha”, in Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega, →ISSN
Spanish
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈkɾent͡ʃa/
- Rhymes: -entʃa
- Syllabification: cren‧cha
Etymology 1
Deverbal from crenchar.
Noun
crencha f (plural crenchas)
- parting (line in hair)
- parting either side of the hair
Etymology 2
Verb
crencha
- inflection of crenchar:
- third-person singular present indicative
- second-person singular imperative
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