criatura

== Catalan == === Etymology === Borrowed from Latin creatūra. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): (Northern, Balearic, Central) [kɾi.əˈtu.ɾə] IPA(key): (Valencia, Northwestern) [kɾi.aˈtu.ɾa] Rhymes: -uɾa === Noun === criatura f (plural criatures) creature (living being, especially an animal) Synonym: creatura small child, infant Synonym: infant ==== Related terms ==== === Further reading === “criatura”, in Diccionari de la llengua catalana [Dictionary of the Catalan Language] (in Catalan), second edition, Institute of Catalan Studies [Catalan: Institut d'Estudis Catalans], April 2007 “criatura”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2026 “criatura” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua. Alcover, Antoni Maria; Moll, Francesc de Borja (1963), “criatura”, in Diccionari català-valencià-balear (in Catalan) == Chavacano == === Etymology === From Spanish criatura. The Ternateño and Caviteño usage is influenced by Portuguese criança. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /kɾjaˈtuɾa/, [kɾjaˈt̪u.ɾa] Hyphenation: cria‧tu‧ra === Noun === criatura creature (Caviteño, Ternateño) child Synonyms: (Zamboangueño) bata, (Zamboangueño) niño ==== Related terms ==== == Portuguese == === Alternative forms === creatura (pre-standardization spelling) === Etymology === From Old Galician-Portuguese creatura, from Latin creatūra, from creō (“create, make”). === Pronunciation === Rhymes: -uɾɐ Hyphenation: cri‧a‧tu‧ra === Noun === criatura f (plural criaturas) creature, beast Synonyms: animal, besta, bicho, ser vivo person Synonyms: pessoa, ser humano, homem, humano ==== Related terms ==== === Further reading === “criatura”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2026 “criatura”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026 == Spanish == === Alternative forms === creatura (higher register) === Etymology === From Latin creatūra. Cognate with English creature. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /kɾjaˈtuɾa/ [kɾjaˈt̪u.ɾa] Rhymes: -uɾa Syllabification: cria‧tu‧ra === Noun === criatura f (plural criaturas) creature (living being), critter small child, infant ==== Related terms ==== === Further reading === “criatura”, 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