crencha

• crecha

Ultimately probably from Vulgar Latin *crīnicula, diminutive of Latin crinis.

• IPA^(key): /ˈkɾent͡ʃa/ [ˈkɾenʲ.t͡ʃɐ]
• Rhymes: -entʃa
• Hyphenation: cren‧cha

crencha f (plural crenchas)

1. parting (line in hair)
2. parting (either side of the hair)

• crenchar

• Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, editor (2006–2013), “crencha”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega [Dictionary of Dictionaries of the Galician language] (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, Ernesto Xosé González Seoane, María Álvarez de la Granja, editors (2003–2018), “crencha”, in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• Rosario Álvarez Blanco, editor (2014–2024), “crencha”, in Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega, →ISSN

• “crencha”, in Dicionario da Real Academia Galega (in Galician), A Coruña: Royal Galician Academy, 2012–2025
• “crencha”, in Dicionário Estraviz de galego (in Galician), 2014–2025

• IPA^(key): /ˈkɾent͡ʃa/ [ˈkɾẽnʲ.t͡ʃa]
• Rhymes: -entʃa
• Syllabification: cren‧cha

Deverbal from crenchar.

crencha f (plural crenchas)

1. parting (line in hair)
2. parting either side of the hair

crencha

1. inflection of crenchar:
   1. third-person singular present indicative
   2. second-person singular imperative

• “crencha”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 10 December 2024