cristo

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See also: Cristo and cristo-

Galician

Etymology

From Old Galician-Portuguese Cristo, from Late Latin Christus, from Ancient Greek Χριστός (Khristós), proper noun use of χριστός (khristós, “the anointed one”), calqued after Hebrew מָשִׁיחַ (māšīaḥ, “anointed”).

Pronunciation

Noun

cristo m (plural cristos)

  1. an image of Christ

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References

  • “cristo” in Dicionario de Dicionarios do galego medieval, SLI - ILGA 2006–2022.
  • “cristo” in Xavier Varela Barreiro & Xavier Gómez Guinovart: Corpus Xelmírez - Corpus lingüístico da Galicia medieval. SLI / Grupo TALG / ILG, 2006–2018.
  • “cristo” in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega, SLI - ILGA 2006–2013.
  • “cristo” in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega. Santiago: ILG.

Italian

Etymology

From Latin Christus, from Ancient Greek Χριστός (Khristós), proper noun use of χριστός (khristós, “the anointed one”), a calque of Hebrew מָשִׁיחַ (māšīaḥ, “anointed”) (see also messia).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈkri.sto/
  • Rhymes: -isto
  • Hyphenation: crì‧sto

Noun

cristo m (plural cristi)

  1. Christ (Jesus Christ)

Interjection

cristo

  1. (informal, mildly vulgar) express anger, astonishment, frustration etc.

Usage notes

  • Also used in the phrase povero cristo referring to someone who is suffering.

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Spanish

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈkɾisto/
  • Rhymes: -isto
  • Syllabification: cris‧to

Noun

cristo m (plural cristos)

  1. Jesus (representation of Jesus Christ)
    • 2015 November 8, “Cientos de lápidas están abiertas y destrozadas en La Almudena”, in El País‎:
      La seguridad es escasa y los cristos han desaparecido.
      Security is scarce and the crucifixes have vanished.
  2. (colloquial) hassle
    Synonyms: lío, alboroto
    ¡Es un cristo! ― What a mess!

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