cruto

Galician

Alternative forms

• curuto

Etymology

Attested since the 12th century, in Latin charters. Probably from a substrate language; compare Proto-Celtic *kruttos (“round object”): Welsh crwth (“hump, hunch”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈkɾuto̝/

Noun

cruto m (plural crutos)

1. top of a conical structure, heap or mountain

   Synonyms: bico, curucho, picouto

2. top or crown of the head

   Synonyms: coroa, croca, curucho

3. (by extension) top or highest point of any standing object or structure

   Synonyms: irla, pericozo, picouto, toutizo, cimbro, crupela, pino

4. tassel (the panicle on a male plant of maize)

Derived terms

• Croto

References

• Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, editor (2006–2013), “cruto”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega [Dictionary of Dictionaries of the Galician language] (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega