cresta

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cresta

  • /ˈkresta/
  • /ˈkrɛsta/

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(escrescenza) dal latino crista

noun creste

  1. definizione mancante; se vuoi, aggiungila tu
  2. linea che interseca i due fianchi di una montagna
  3. broadly parte bianca di un'onda
  4. (di elmo) parte piumata di un elmo

Similar: cuffia, cuffietta, crinale, cima, vetta, sommità, vertice, pennacchio

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In English

  • comb fleshy growth on the top of the head of some birds and reptiles
  • Mohawk hairstyle
  • crest summit of a hill or mountain ridge
  • ridge line along which two sloping surfaces meet
  • plume cluster of feathers worn as an ornament

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MLA

"cresta." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/it/cresta. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

APA

cresta. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/it/cresta

Chicago

"cresta." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/it/cresta.

BibTeX
@misc{cresta_2026,
  title = {cresta},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/it/cresta},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}