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Galician
Etymology
Attested since circa 1750. Unknown. Probably related to Portuguese encrencar and Spanish enclenque, perhaps ultimately from Proto-Germanic *slinkaną (“to creep, crawl”).[1]
Pronunciation
Noun
crequenas m or f by sense (invariable)
- a small and weak, hunched or bow-legged person
References
- Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, editor (2006–2013), “crequenas”, 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), “crequenas”, in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
- Rosario Álvarez Blanco, editor (2014–2024), “crequenas”, in Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega, →ISSN