criba

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Noun

criba f (plural cribes)

  1. sieve

Galician

Etymology 1

Back-formation from cribar (to sieve).

Pronunciation

Noun

criba f (plural cribas)

  1. (agriculture) winnow
    Synonym: xoeira
  2. sieve
    Synonyms: baruto, bortel, peneira

References

Etymology 2

Verb

criba

  1. inflection of cribar:
    1. third-person singular present indicative
    2. second-person singular imperative

Spanish

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈkɾiba/
  • Rhymes: -iba
  • Syllabification: cri‧ba

Etymology 1

Inherited from Late Latin crībum (attested in some late glosses), from Latin crībrum.

Noun

criba f (plural cribas)

  1. sieve
  2. sifting; sifting out process

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

criba

  1. inflection of cribar:
    1. third-person singular present indicative
    2. second-person singular imperative

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