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Catalan
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin creatūra.
Pronunciation
Noun
criatura f (plural criatures)
- creature (living being, especially an animal)
- Synonym: creatura
- small child, infant
- Synonym: infant
Further reading
Chavacano
Etymology
From Spanish criatura. The Ternateño and Caviteño usage is influenced by Portuguese criança.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /kɾjaˈtuɾa/,
- Hyphenation: cria‧tu‧ra
Noun
criatura
- creature
- (Caviteño, Ternateño) child
- Synonyms: bata, (Zamboangueño) , (Zamboangueño) niño
Portuguese
Etymology
From Old Galician-Portuguese creatura, from Latin creatūra, from creō (“create, make”).
Pronunciation
- (Brazil) IPA(key): /kɾi.aˈtu.ɾɐ/ , (faster pronunciation) /kɾjaˈtu.ɾɐ/
- (Brazil) IPA(key): /kɾi.aˈtu.ɾɐ/ , (faster pronunciation) /kɾjaˈtu.ɾɐ/
- (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /kɾi.aˈtu.ɾa/ , (faster pronunciation) /kɾjaˈtu.ɾa/
- (Portugal) IPA(key): /kɾi.ɐˈtu.ɾɐ/, (faster pronunciation) /kɾjɐˈtu.ɾɐ/
- Rhymes: -uɾɐ
- Hyphenation: cri‧a‧tu‧ra
Noun
criatura f (plural criaturas)
- creature, beast
- Synonyms: animal, besta, bicho, ser vivo
- person
- Synonyms: pessoa, ser humano, homem, humano
Spanish
Etymology
From Latin creatūra. Cognate with English creature.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /kɾjaˈtuɾa/
- Rhymes: -uɾa
- Syllabification: cria‧tu‧ra
Noun
criatura f (plural criaturas)
- creature (living being), critter
- small child, infant
Further reading