Italian

Noun

cresta f ‎(plural creste)

1. crest
2. comb (of a chicken etc)
3. ridge (of a mountain)

Related terms

• cresta dell' onda
• cresta del monte
• cresta del gallo

Anagrams

• tresca

Portuguese

Verb

cresta

1. third-person singular present indicative of crestar
2. second-person singular imperative of crestar

Romanian

Alternative forms

• încresta

Etymology

Often considered to be from creastă, but more likely ultimately from Latin castrāre, present active infinitive of castrō through metathesis. Compare Portuguese crestar. See also the change of 'a' to 'e' in rapidus to repede. For the development of the meaning, compare Abruzzo dialect castrá, Calabrian ncastra, ncastratura.

Verb

a cresta ‎(third-person singular present crestează, past participle crestat) 1st conj.

1. to cut
2. to notch
3. to make incisions

Conjugation

Derived terms

• crestătură
• crestare

See also

• castra

Spanish

Etymology

From Latin crista.

Noun

cresta f ‎(plural crestas)

1. comb (of a chicken or other bird)
2. crest (of an animal)
3. sharp peaks (of a mountain)
4. ridge (of a wave)
5. Mohawk hairstyle

Derived terms

• descrestar
• sacar la cresta

Synonyms

(hairstyle): mohicano, iro

Interjection

cresta

1. (Chile) **** (failure)