"cresta" meaning in Spanish

See cresta in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Interjection

IPA: /ˈkɾesta/, [ˈkɾes.t̪a]
Rhymes: -esta Etymology: Inherited from Latin crista. Doublet of crista. Etymology templates: {{glossary|Inherited}} Inherited, {{inh|es|la|crista|||g=|g2=|g3=|id=|lit=|nocat=|pos=|sc=|sort=|tr=|ts=}} Latin crista, {{inh+|es|la|crista}} Inherited from Latin crista, {{doublet|es|crista}} Doublet of crista Head templates: {{head|es|interjection}} cresta
  1. (Chile, vulgar) shit, damn (failure) Tags: Chile, vulgar
    Sense id: en-cresta-es-intj-N402gpVL Categories (other): Chilean Spanish

Noun

IPA: /ˈkɾesta/, [ˈkɾes.t̪a] Forms: crestas [plural]
Rhymes: -esta Etymology: Inherited from Latin crista. Doublet of crista. Etymology templates: {{glossary|Inherited}} Inherited, {{inh|es|la|crista|||g=|g2=|g3=|id=|lit=|nocat=|pos=|sc=|sort=|tr=|ts=}} Latin crista, {{inh+|es|la|crista}} Inherited from Latin crista, {{doublet|es|crista}} Doublet of crista Head templates: {{es-noun|f}} cresta f (plural crestas)
  1. comb (of a chicken or other bird) Tags: feminine
    Sense id: en-cresta-es-noun-zOO9L1ap
  2. crest (of an animal) Tags: feminine
    Sense id: en-cresta-es-noun-YiW7C0l8
  3. sharp peaks (of a mountain) Tags: feminine
    Sense id: en-cresta-es-noun-6vZamNkK
  4. ridge (of a wave) Tags: feminine
    Sense id: en-cresta-es-noun-IdxDnFpP
  5. Mohawk hairstyle Tags: feminine Synonyms: mohicano, iro
    Sense id: en-cresta-es-noun--iRSDQD6 Categories (other): Pages with entries, Spanish entries with incorrect language header, Hair Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 4 1 2 0 0 8 24 30 2 1 1 11 1 0 1 1 0 10 Disambiguation of Spanish entries with incorrect language header: 6 3 18 10 3 60 Disambiguation of Hair: 1 0 0 0 0 99
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: carbonero cresta negra, cresta de gallo, crestear, descrestar, estar en la cresta de la ola, sacar la cresta

Inflected forms

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