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crestar

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Portuguese

Pronunciation

 
 

  • Hyphenation: cres‧tar

Etymology 1

From Latin crustāre.

Verb

crestar (first-person singular present cresto, first-person singular preterite crestei, past participle crestado)

  1. to sear
  2. to roast
Conjugation

Etymology 2

Probably from Latin castrāre, through metathesis (therefore a doublet of castrar). Compare Occitan crestar (to castrate); cf. also Romanian cresta (cut; notch; make incisions).

Verb

crestar (first-person singular present cresto, first-person singular preterite crestei, past participle crestado)

  1. to collect honey from a beehive
Conjugation

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