creciente

== Spanish == === Etymology === Old present participle of crecer. From Old Spanish crescente, from Latin crescentem. By surface analysis, crecer +‎ -iente. Compare English crescent. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /kɾeˈθjente/ [kɾeˈθjẽn̪.t̪e] (Equatorial Guinea, Spain) IPA(key): /kɾeˈsjente/ [kɾeˈsjẽn̪.t̪e] (Latin America, Philippines) Rhymes: -ente Syllabification: cre‧cien‧te === Adjective === creciente m or f (masculine and feminine plural crecientes) increasing, growing crescent, of a waxing moon ==== Derived terms ==== === Noun === creciente m (plural crecientes) (heraldry) crescent ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Related terms ==== === Further reading === “creciente”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025