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Meaning of crista | Babel Free

Noun feminine CEFR B1
[ˈkrɪs.ta]

Definitions

  1. A Latin surname
    declension-1, masculine, singular
  2. the crest, the plume
    declension-1, feminine
  3. the comb or tuft on the head of animals (most frequently of a rooster or a cock)
    declension-1, feminine
  4. the tuft of leaves on plants
    declension-1, feminine
  5. the clitoris
    declension-1, feminine

Equivalents

Български гребен
Bosanski гребен
Català cresta de gall
Čeština hřebínek
Ελληνικά λειρί
English Clitoris Cockscomb Comb Crest
Español cresta
فارسی بلوچ
Français crête de coq
ʻŌlelo Hawaiʻi lepe lepeamoa
Hrvatski гребен
Magyar kakastaréj
Հայերեն կատար
日本語 鶏冠 鶏頭
한국어 맨드라미
Македонски кикиришка
Bahasa Melayu balung
Nederlands hanenkam
Polski grzebień
Português cristã crista-de-galo
Română creastă
Српски гребен
Tagalog palong
Türkçe horoz ibiği
Tiếng Việt mào gà

Examples

“Crista galeae.”

The plume of a helmet.

“Galea decora comanti cristae.”

An helmet decorated with a plumed crest.

“Illi surgunt cristae.”

He carries his head high.

“Crista galli.”

The comb of a rooster.

“Crista foliorum.”

The tuft of the leaves.

CEFR level

B1
Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B1 vocabulary — intermediate level.

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