Galician edit

Etymology edit

Probably from Latin crispulus, diminutive of crispus.[1]

Pronunciation edit

Adjective edit

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

  1. curly, crimped
    Synonyms: crespo, recrecho
    Antonym: laso
  2. stiff
    Synonym: teso

Derived terms edit

Noun edit

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

  1. curly

References edit

  1. ^ Joan Coromines, José A. Pascual (1983–1991) “crencha”, in Diccionario crítico etimológico castellano e hispánico (in Spanish), Madrid: Gredos