cresta
Spanish, noun/ˈkɾesta/
cresta is spelled C-R-E-S-T-A (6 letters) and appears 4.4 times per million words in written Spanish, the 13,207th most frequent Spanish word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Cresta is a Spanish feminine noun meaning “comb (of a chicken or other bird)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) defines it as “Órgano carnoso, usualmente de color vistoso, propio de las aves, de algunos reptiles como los dinosaurios e…”.
What does cresta mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininecomb (of a chicken or other bird)
- 2
femininecrest (of an animal)
- 3
femininesharp peaks (of a mountain)
- 4
feminineridge (of a wave)
- 5
feminineMohawk hairstyle
interjection
- 1
vulgarshit, damn (failure)
Source: English Wiktionary, Spanish section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Spanish dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Órgano carnoso, usualmente de color vistoso, propio de las aves, de algunos reptiles como los dinosaurios e iguanas y de algunos anfibios como los tritones. 2. Moño de plumas en la cabeza de algunas aves. 3. Punto más alto de la perturbación de una onda. 4. Cumbre peñascosa y prolongada de una montaña.
interjection: 1. Exclamación de dolor, susto o molestia repentina.
The definition in the Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario), in Spanish.
Source: Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of cresta
- crestas plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce cresta?
- /ˈkɾesta/
- [ˈkɾes.t̪a]
- [ˈkɾest̪a]
Sources: English Wiktionary, Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to cresta
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is cresta in Spanish?
cresta appears 4.4 times per million words in written Spanish.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).