Portuguese edit

Pronunciation edit

 
 

  • Hyphenation: cres‧tar

Etymology 1 edit

From Latin crustāre.

Verb edit

crestar (first-person singular present cresto, first-person singular preterite crestei, past participle crestado)

  1. to sear
  2. to roast
Conjugation edit

Etymology 2 edit

Probably from Latin castrāre, through metathesis (therefore a doublet of castrar). Compare Occitan crestar (to castrate); cf. also Romanian cresta (cut; notch; make incisions).

Verb edit

crestar (first-person singular present cresto, first-person singular preterite crestei, past participle crestado)

  1. to collect honey from a beehive
Conjugation edit