Spanish Conversation · Level 57
74 words
Spanish word
crin
Pronunciation
IPA/kɾin/
Meaning
- feminine nounmane
Example
La crin del caballo es suave.
The horse's mane is soft.
More examples
Antes de la competencia, peinaron la crin del caballo con cuidado.
Before the competition, they carefully combed the horse's mane.
Core concept
Thick hair running along the back of a horse's neck.
Common phrases
la crin del caballo
the horse's mane
peinar la crin
comb the mane
Similar words
melena: Long, showy hair frames an animal's head or neck.
pelo: General hair covers a person or animal's body.
pelaje: An animal's fur or coat forms the overall hair covering.
Definition in Spanish
Pelo localizado en la parte posterior del cuello de algunos animales, especialmente en los caballos, y término que también designa ese pelo cuando se considera como materia prima.
Word origin
From Latin crinis 'hair', Spanish crin denotes the neck hair of certain animals, especially the horse, and by extension horsehair as a material.
Usage tips
- Crin names the horse's mane or the horsehair material, while Spanish melena refers more to human long hair or to a large animal's mane.
Other meanings
- horsehairnoun