criba

Meaning

Noun

1. (feminine) sieve
2. (feminine) sifting; sifting out process

Verb

1. (form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person) inflection of cribar:
2. (form-of, imperative, second-person, singular) inflection of cribar:

cribar

1. (transitive) to sieve, sift
2. (transitive) to screen (e.g., for a disease)

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Concepts

sieve

screen

riddle

selection

sifter

winnower

winnowing basket

Synonyms

tamiz

cedazo

harnero

zaranda

colador

tamizo

cernidor

filtro

Translations

crivello

tamis

Sieb

setaccio

zeef

peneira

vaglio

crible

garbell

scolino

crivo

sedàs

passoire

κόσκινο

Hyphenated as

cri‧ba

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈkɾiba/

Etymology

Inherited from Latin: crībrum

In summary

Inherited from Late Latin crībum (attested in some late glosses), from Latin crībrum.