cretone
Portuguese, noun/kɾeˈtõ.ni/
cretone is spelled C-R-E-T-O-N-E (7 letters). Cretone is a Portuguese masculine noun meaning “cretonne (fabric)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) defines it as “tipo de tecido encorpado de linho, com urdidura de cânhamo, usado em cortinas, lençóis, etc”.
What does cretone mean in English?
noun
- 1
masculinecretonne (fabric)
Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Portuguese dictionaries define it
noun: 1. tipo de tecido encorpado de linho, com urdidura de cânhamo, usado em cortinas, lençóis, etc
The definition in the Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário), in Portuguese.
Source: Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of cretone
- cretones plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce cretone?
- Brazil /kɾeˈtõ.ni/
- Portugal /kɾɨˈtɔ.nɨ/
- /kɾe.ˈto.ni/
Sources: English Wiktionary, Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.