"crête" meaning in French

See crête in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /kʁɛt/, /kʁɛːt/ Audio: Fr-crête.ogg Forms: crêtes [plural]
Etymology: Inherited from Old French creste, from Latin crista. Etymology templates: {{glossary|Inherited}} Inherited, {{inh|fr|fro|creste|||g=|g2=|g3=|id=|lit=|nocat=|pos=|sc=|sort=|tr=|ts=}} Old French creste, {{inh+|fr|fro|creste}} Inherited from Old French creste, {{inh|fr|la|crista}} Latin crista Head templates: {{fr-noun|f}} crête f (plural crêtes)
  1. (zoology) crest (on a bird); comb (on a cock) Tags: feminine Categories (topical): Zoology Categories (place): Landforms
    Sense id: en-crête-fr-noun-dgbK0WrV Disambiguation of Landforms: 55 45 Categories (other): French entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of French entries with incorrect language header: 72 28 Topics: biology, natural-sciences, zoology
  2. ridge, crest, top, peak Tags: feminine Categories (place): Landforms
    Sense id: en-crête-fr-noun-76O8ELDs Disambiguation of Landforms: 55 45
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: écrêter, ligne de crête, puissance crête, watt-crête

Inflected forms

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