crecho

Galician

Etymology

Probably from Latin crispulus, diminutive of crispus.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈkɾet͡ʃʊ]

Adjective

crecho (feminine crecha, masculine plural crechos, feminine plural crechas)

1. curly, crimped

   Synonyms: crespo, recrecho

   Antonym: laso

2. stiff

   Synonym: teso

Derived terms

• encrechar

Noun

crecho m (plural crechos, feminine crecha, feminine plural crechas)

1. curly

References

• Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, editor (2006–2013), “crecho”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega [Dictionary of Dictionaries of the Galician language] (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, Ernesto Xosé González Seoane, María Álvarez de la Granja, editors (2003–2018), “crecho”, in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• Rosario Álvarez Blanco, editor (2014–2024), “crecho”, in Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega, →ISSN