crespo

• IPA^(key): /ˈkre.spo/
• Rhymes: -espo
• Hyphenation: cré‧spo

From Latin crispus, from Proto-Indo-European *(s)ker-.

crespo m (plural crespi)

1. crêpe

crespo (feminine crespa, masculine plural crespi, feminine plural crespe)

1. frizzy (especially of hair)

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

crespo

1. first-person singular present indicative of crespare

• scerpo, scopre, spreco, sprecò

From Latin crispus (“curly”). Doublet of crepe.

• Homophone: Crespo
• Hyphenation: cres‧po

crespo (feminine crespa, masculine plural crespos, feminine plural crespas)

1. having a rough or wrinkled surface
2. (of hair) frizzy; Afro-textured

• IPA^(key): /ˈkɾespo/ [ˈkɾes.po]
• Rhymes: -espo
• Syllabification: cres‧po

Inherited from Latin crispus, from Proto-Indo-European *(s)ker-. Doublet of clepe.

crespo (feminine crespa, masculine plural crespos, feminine plural crespas)

1. frizzy (especially of hair)

crespo m (plural crespos)

1. curl

   Synonyms: torcido, rizo

crespo

1. first-person singular present indicative of crespar

• “crespo”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.7, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 2023 November 28