cretino

== Italian == === Etymology === Borrowed from French crétin (“fool”), from Alpine French crestin (“Christian”), from Latin Christianus, from Ancient Greek Χριστιανός (Khristianós, “Christian”), from Χριστός (Khristós, “Christ”) (+ -ιανός (-ianós, “-ian”)), from χριστός (khristós, “anointed”), from χρίειν (khríein, “to anoint; to rub”), from Proto-Indo-European *gʰrey- (“to rub”). Doublet of cristiano. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /kreˈti.no/ Rhymes: -ino Hyphenation: cre‧tì‧no === Adjective === cretino (feminine cretina, masculine plural cretini, feminine plural cretine) cretinous ==== Derived terms ==== cretinamente === Noun === cretino m (plural cretini, feminine cretina) cretin moron === Further reading === cretino in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana === Anagrams === cinterò, cortine, incerto, increto, notrice, recinto, recintò, rincote == Portuguese == === Etymology === Borrowed from French crétin (“fool”), from Alpine French crestin (“Christian”), from Latin Chrīstiānus. Doublet of cristão, Cristiano, and Cristian. === Pronunciation === Rhymes: -inu, (Brazil) -ĩnu Hyphenation: cre‧ti‧no === Adjective === cretino (feminine cretina, masculine plural cretinos, feminine plural cretinas) (pathology) suffering from cretinism Synonym: cretinoso idiotic; dumb Synonyms: bobo, cretinoide, idiota; see also Thesaurus:idiota (of a person or action) mean; inconsiderate ==== Related terms ==== === Noun === cretino m (plural cretinos, feminine cretina, feminine plural cretinas) (pathology) cretin (one who suffers from cretinism) (derogatory) cretin; idiot (person of low intelligence or common sense) Synonyms: bobo, cretinoide, estúpido, idiota, imbecil; see also Thesaurus:idiota (derogatory) jerk; douchebag; asshole (one with unlikable or obnoxious qualities and behaviour) === Further reading === “cretino”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2026 “cretino”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026 == Spanish == === Etymology === Borrowed from French crétin (“fool”), from Alpine French crestin (“Christian”), from Latin Christianus, from Ancient Greek Χριστιανός (Khristianós, “Christian”), from Χριστός (Khristós, “Christ”) (+ -ιανός (-ianós, “-ian”)), from χριστός (khristós, “anointed”), from χρίειν (khríein, “to anoint; to rub”), from Proto-Indo-European *gʰrey- (“to rub”). Doublet of cristiano. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /kɾeˈtino/ [kɾeˈt̪i.no] Rhymes: -ino Syllabification: cre‧ti‧no === Adjective === cretino (feminine cretina, masculine plural cretinos, feminine plural cretinas) affected by cretinism; cretinous stupid Synonyms: estúpido, necio, idiota ==== Derived terms ==== === Noun === cretino m (plural cretinos, feminine cretina, feminine plural cretinas) a person affected by cretinism an idiot Synonyms: estúpido, necio, idiota, imbécil a contemptible person, a jerk === Further reading === “cretino”, 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