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Etymology

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Borrowed from Latin creatūra.

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Noun

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criatura f (plural criatures)

  1. creature (living being, especially an animal)
    Synonym: creatura
  2. small child, infant
    Synonym: infant
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Chavacano

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Etymology

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From Spanish criatura. The Ternateño and Caviteño usage is influenced by Portuguese criança.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /kɾjaˈtuɾa/, [kɾjaˈt̪u.ɾa]
  • Hyphenation: cria‧tu‧ra

Noun

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criatura

  1. creature
  2. (Caviteño, Ternateño) child
    Synonyms: bata, (Zamboangueño) [Term?], (Zamboangueño) niño
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Portuguese

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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From Old Galician-Portuguese creatura, from Latin creatūra, from creō (create, make).

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  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /kɾi.aˈtu.ɾɐ/ [kɾɪ.aˈtu.ɾɐ], (faster pronunciation) /kɾjaˈtu.ɾɐ/
    • (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /kɾi.aˈtu.ɾa/ [kɾɪ.aˈtu.ɾa], (faster pronunciation) /kɾjaˈtu.ɾa/
  • (Portugal) IPA(key): /kɾi.ɐˈtu.ɾɐ/, (faster pronunciation) /kɾjɐˈtu.ɾɐ/

  • Rhymes: -uɾɐ
  • Hyphenation: cri‧a‧tu‧ra

Noun

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criatura f (plural criaturas)

  1. creature, beast
    Synonyms: animal, besta, bicho, ser vivo
  2. person
    Synonyms: pessoa, ser humano, homem, humano
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Spanish

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Etymology

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From Latin creatūra. Cognate with English creature.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /kɾjaˈtuɾa/ [kɾjaˈt̪u.ɾa]
  • Rhymes: -uɾa
  • Syllabification: cria‧tu‧ra

Noun

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criatura f (plural criaturas)

  1. creature (living being), critter
  2. small child, infant
    • 1915, Julio Vicuña Cifuentes, Mitos y Supersticiones Recogidos de la Tradición Oral Chilena, page 160:
      Durante el embarazo, la mujer no debe mirar a ninguna persona fea o que tenga algún defecto físico, ni fijar su atención en pinturas, animales u objetos que se señalen por alguna deformidad, pues corre el peligro que la criatura resulte igualmente imperfecta
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