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crosta.

crust (of cheese, bread, etc.)

6 characters2 syllables approx.Italiano language

Meaning & usage

noun/ˈkrɔs.ta//ˈkros.ta/
  1. crust (of cheese, bread, etc.)

    feminine
  2. scab (of a wound)

    feminine
  3. daub (bad picture)

    feminine
  4. rind

    feminine
Where this word comes from

Inherited from Latin crusta, from Proto-Indo-European *krustós (“hardened”), from *krews- (“to form a crust, begin to freeze”).

verb/ˈkrɔs.ta//ˈkros.ta/
  1. inflection of crostare: third-person singular present indicative

    form-of · indicative · present · singular · third-person
  2. inflection of crostare: second-person singular imperative

    form-of · imperative · second-person · singular
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