cretto

Italian

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈkrɛt.to/, /ˈkret.to/[1]
  • Rhymes: -ɛtto, -etto
  • Hyphenation: crèt‧to, crét‧to

Etymology 1

Deverbal from crettare (to crack) +‎ -o.

Noun

cretto m (plural cretti)

  1. crack (thin space opened in a previously solid material)
    Synonyms: crepa, fenditura
  2. (rare) crack (of the skin)
    Synonym: screpolatura

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

cretto

  1. first-person singular present indicative of crettare

References

  1. ^ cretto in Luciano Canepari, Dizionario di Pronuncia Italiana (DiPI)

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