crespo

See also: crespò

Italian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈkre.spo/
• Rhymes: -espo
• Hyphenation: cré‧spo

Etymology 1

From Latin crispus, from Proto-Indo-European *(s)ker-.

Noun

crespo m (plural crespi)

1. crêpe

Adjective

crespo (feminine crespa, masculine plural crespi, feminine plural crespe)

1. frizzy (especially of hair)

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

crespo

1. first-person singular present indicative of crespare

Anagrams

• scerpo, scopre, spreco, sprecò

Portuguese

Etymology

From Latin crispus (“curly”). Doublet of crepe.

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈkɾes.pu/

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈkɾes.pu/
  • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA^(key): /ˈkɾeʃ.pu/
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈkɾes.po/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈkɾeʃ.pu/

• Homophone: Crespo
• Hyphenation: cres‧po

Adjective

crespo (feminine crespa, masculine plural crespos, feminine plural crespas)

1. having a rough or wrinkled surface
2. (of hair) frizzy; Afro-textured

Spanish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈkɾespo/ [ˈkɾes.po]
• Rhymes: -espo
• Syllabification: cres‧po

Etymology 1

Inherited from Latin crispus, from Proto-Indo-European *(s)ker-. Doublet of clepe.

Adjective

crespo (feminine crespa, masculine plural crespos, feminine plural crespas)

1. frizzy (especially of hair)

Noun

crespo m (plural crespos)

1. curl

   Synonym: torcido

Related terms

• crespar
• crispar

 

Etymology 2

Verb

crespo

1. first-person singular present indicative of crespar

Further reading

• “crespo”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014