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cria

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 1.53 in modern English

Syllables
cria
IPA
6
Scrabble Score
4
Letters
1
Syllables
4
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A young South American camelid (llama, vicuna, guanaco or alpaca).

name

Initialism of Canadian Recording Industry Association.

Etymology

Etymology tree Spanish criardeverb. Spanish críabor. English cria Borrowed from Spanish cría (“kid; pup; cria”).

Inflected Forms

crias (plural)

Phrases

CRIA syndrome

Frequently Paired Words

CRIA syndrome

Questions

What does cria mean?
A young South American camelid (llama, vicuna, guanaco or alpaca).
Where does cria come from?
Etymology tree Spanish criardeverb. Spanish críabor. English cria Borrowed from Spanish cría (“kid; pup; cria”).

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