Portuguese

Proper noun

Cristal

1. Cristal (municipality in the state of Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil)

Asturian

Noun

cristal m ‎(uncountable)

1. glass (substance)

Synonyms

• vidru, vidriu

French

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kʁis.tal/

Noun

cristal m ‎(plural cristaux)

1. crystal

Related terms

• cristallerie
• cristallin
• cristalliser
• cristallographie

Galician

Noun

cristal m ‎(plural cristais)

1. crystal

Related terms

• cristalino
• cristalografía

Old French

Noun

cristal m ‎(oblique plural cristaus or cristax or cristals, nominative singular cristaus or cristax or cristals, nominative plural cristal)

1. crystal

Portuguese

cristal

Etymology

From Old Portuguese cristal, crestal, from Latin crystallum ‎(“crystal, ice”), from Ancient Greek κρύσταλλος ‎(krústallos, “clear ice”), from κρύος ‎(krúos, “frost”), from the Proto-Indo-European *krus-, *kru- ‎(“hard, hard outer surface, crust”).

Pronunciation

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /kɾiʃˈtaɫ/
• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /kɾisˈtaw/, /kɾiʃˈtaw/
• Hyphenation: cris‧tal

Noun

cristal m (plural cristais)

1. crystal.

Related terms

Spanish

Etymology

From Latin crystallus or crystallum.

Noun

cristal m ‎(plural cristales)

1. crystal
2. glass, glassware

Related terms

• cristalizar
• cristalino
• cristaloide

Derived terms

• cristalería
• limpiacristales