cretino

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.

• IPA^(key): /kreˈti.no/

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• Rhymes: -ino
• Hyphenation: cre‧tì‧no

cretino (feminine cretina, masculine plural cretini, feminine plural cretine)

1. cretinous

• cretinamente

cretino m (plural cretini, feminine cretina)

1. cretin
2. moron

• cretino in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana

• cinterò, cortine, incerto, increto, notrice, recinto, recintò, rincote

Borrowed from French crétin (“fool”), from Alpine French crestin (“Christian”), from Latin Chrīstiānus. Doublet of cristão, Cristiano, and Cristian.

• Rhymes: -inu, (Brazil) -ĩnu
• Hyphenation: cre‧ti‧no

cretino (feminine cretina, masculine plural cretinos, feminine plural cretinas)

1. (pathology) suffering from cretinism

   Synonym: cretinoso

2. idiotic; dumb

   Synonyms: bobo, cretinoide, idiota; see also Thesaurus:idiota

3. (of a person or action) mean; inconsiderate

cretino m (plural cretinos, feminine cretina, feminine plural cretinas)

1. (pathology) cretin (one who suffers from cretinism)
2. (derogatory) cretin; idiot (person of low intelligence or common sense)

   Synonyms: bobo, cretinoide, estúpido, idiota, imbecil; see also Thesaurus:idiota

3. (derogatory) jerk; douchebag; asshole (one with unlikable or obnoxious qualities and behaviour)

• “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

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.

• IPA^(key): /kɾeˈtino/ [kɾeˈt̪i.no]
• Rhymes: -ino
• Syllabification: cre‧ti‧no

cretino (feminine cretina, masculine plural cretinos, feminine plural cretinas)

1. affected by cretinism; cretinous
2. stupid

   Synonyms: estúpido, necio, idiota

cretino m (plural cretinos, feminine cretina, feminine plural cretinas)

1. a person affected by cretinism
2. an idiot

   Synonyms: estúpido, necio, idiota, imbécil

3. a contemptible person, a jerk

• “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