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criba.

sieve

5 characters2 syllables approx.Español language

Meaning & usage

noun/ˈkɾiba/[ˈkɾi.β̞a]

  1. sieve

    feminine

  2. sifting; sifting out process

    feminine
Where this word comes from

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

verb/ˈkɾiba/[ˈkɾi.β̞a]

  1. inflection of cribar: third-person singular present indicative

    form-of · indicative · present · singular · third-person

  2. inflection of cribar: second-person singular imperative

    form-of · imperative · second-person · singular
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