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)
- crack (thin space opened in a previously solid material)
- (rare) crack (of the skin)
- Synonym: screpolatura
Related terms
Etymology 2
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
Verb
cretto
- first-person singular present indicative of crettare
References
- ^ cretto in Luciano Canepari, Dizionario di Pronuncia Italiana (DiPI)