crencha

Galician

Alternative forms

• crecha

Etymology

Ultimately probably from Latin crinicula, diminutive of crinis.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈkɾent͡ʃɐ]

Noun

crencha f (plural crenchas)

1. parting (line in hair)
2. parting (either side of the hair)

Related terms

• crenchar

References

• “crencha” in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega, SLI - ILGA 2006–2013.
• “crencha” in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega. Santiago: ILG.
• “crencha” in Álvarez, Rosario (coord.): Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués, Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega.

Spanish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈkɾent͡ʃa/ [ˈkɾẽnʲ.t͡ʃa]
• Rhymes: -entʃa
• Syllabification: cren‧cha

Etymology 1

Deverbal from crenchar.

Noun

crencha f (plural crenchas)

1. parting (line in hair)
2. parting either side of the hair

Etymology 2

Verb

crencha

1. inflection of crenchar:
   1. third-person singular present indicative
   2. second-person singular imperative

Further reading

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