"creta" meaning in Spanish

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Noun

IPA: /ˈkɾeta/, [ˈkɾe.t̪a]
Rhymes: -eta Etymology: Borrowed from Latin crēta. Compare greda. Etymology templates: {{ety|es|:bor|la:crēta|text=+|tree=1}} [Appendix:Glossary#loanword|Borrowed]] from", "terms" : [ { "children" : [ ], "lang_name" : "Latin", "term" : "crēta", "status" : "missing", "lang" : "la" } ], "keyword" : "bor" } ], "lang_name" : "Spanish", "term" : "creta", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "es" }" data-lang="es" data-title="creta"> Borrowed from Latin crēta. Head templates: {{es-noun|f|-}} creta f (uncountable)
  1. (geology) chalk (rock) Tags: feminine, uncountable Synonyms: caliza de Creta
    Sense id: en-creta-es-noun-~WCAP7G1 Categories (other): Geology, Pages using etymon with no ID, Spanish entries referencing missing etymons, Spanish entries referencing pages with etymology sections missing etymons, Spanish entries with etymology texts, Spanish entries with etymon, Spanish entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Pages using etymon with no ID: 12 17 2 2 2 2 2 2 14 14 14 10 6 Disambiguation of Spanish entries referencing missing etymons: 61 39 Disambiguation of Spanish entries referencing pages with etymology sections missing etymons: 61 39 Disambiguation of Spanish entries with etymology texts: 61 39 Disambiguation of Spanish entries with etymon: 63 37 Disambiguation of Spanish entries with incorrect language header: 75 25 Topics: geography, geology, natural-sciences
  2. (vulgar, Dominican Republic) the labia minora; the vaginal lips Tags: Dominican-Republic, feminine, uncountable, vulgar Synonyms: labias menores
    Sense id: en-creta-es-noun-ZSLyL0z1 Categories (other): Dominican Spanish
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: la creta
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      "ipa": "[ˈkɾe.t̪a]"
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