cristal

Meaning

crystal

Hyphenated as

cris‧tal

Gender

♂️ Masculine

Pronounced as (IPA)

/kɾisˈtaw/

Etymology

Inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese cristal, crestal, from Latin crystallum (“crystal, ice”), from Ancient Greek κρύσταλλος (krústallos, “clear ice”), from κρύος (krúos, “frost”), from Proto-Indo-European *krus-, *kru- (“hard, hard outer surface, crust”).

Sentences

Ele saiu sem se despedir do comerciante de cristal .

He left without saying goodbye to the crystal merchant.