cresta de gallo
Spanish, noun/ˌkɾesta de ˈɡaʝo/
cresta de gallo is spelled C-R-E-S-T-A-D-E-G-A-L-L-O (13 letters). Cresta de gallo is a Spanish feminine noun meaning “yellow rattle” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
What does cresta de gallo mean in English?
noun
- 1
feminineyellow rattle
Source: English Wiktionary, Spanish section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Spanish dictionaries define it
phrase: 1. (Rhinanthus major) 2. (Persicaria maculosa) syn. (Polygonum persicaria)
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 de gallo
- crestas de gallo plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce cresta de gallo?
- /ˌkɾesta de ˈɡaʝo/
- [ˌkɾes.t̪a ð̞e ˈɣ̞a.ʝo]
- [ˈkɾest̪a ð̞e ˈɣ̞aʝo]
Sources: English Wiktionary, Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.