kresto
Esperanto
![](Images/wiktionary/Yucca_Mountain_crest_north.jpg.webp)
Norda kresto de Monto Yucca, Nevado, Usono (1-a senco)
![](Images/wiktionary/Cacatua_alba_-Bali_Bird_Park_-crest-8.jpg.webp)
Kakatuo kun etendanta blanka kresto (2-a senco)
Etymology
From Italian cresta and English crest, ultimately from Latin crista. Compare French crête.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ˈkresto]
- Audio:
(file) - Rhymes: -esto
- Hyphenation: kres‧to
Noun
kresto (accusative singular kreston, plural krestoj, accusative plural krestojn)
- crest (summit of a hill or mountain ridge)
- (anatomy) crest (tuft or natural ornament growing from an animal's head)
Derived terms
- krestlinio (“ridgeline”)
- montkresto (“mountain ridge”)