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cresta

Pronunciation: [ˈkɾe̞s.tə]

“cresta” is a Catalan word. Its 2 meanings in English:

noun

  1. comb, crest (a fleshy growth on the top of the head of some birds and reptiles)
  2. crest (the ridge or top of a wave)

In Catalan

  1. Part del cos d'alguns animals, que creix generalment sobre el cap o l'esquena, en forma longitudinal.
  2. Part estreta que sobresurt en certes coses la forma de la qual recorda una cresta.
  3. Punt on una ona o una magnitud variable en temps pren el valor màxim dins un interval donat.
  4. carener

Etymology

Inherited from Latin crista.

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