kresto

Esperanto

Norda kresto de Monto Yucca, Nevado, Usono (1-a senco)

Kakatuo kun etendanta blanka kresto (2-a senco)

Etymology

From Italian cresta and English crest, ultimately from Latin crista. Compare French crête.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈkresto]

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• Rhymes: -esto
• Hyphenation: kres‧to

Noun

kresto (accusative singular kreston, plural krestoj, accusative plural krestojn)

1. crest (summit of a hill or mountain ridge)
2. (anatomy) crest (tuft or natural ornament growing from an animal's head)

Derived terms

• krestlinio (“ridgeline”)
• montkresto (“mountain ridge”)