crendice
/kɾẽˈdʒisi/
a
noun
C1
o (masc.) a (fem.)
Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.
Forms
- plural
- as crendices
Meaning
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superstition
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É uma crendice popular.
It is a folk superstition.
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Similar words
crendice is slightly more colloquial or pejorative, a silly superstitious belief; superstição is the more formal general word.
Similar in other languages
Spanish
superstición is the Spanish word for the same thing — both mean "superstition."
Practice
1 What does crendice mean?
superstition
2 Fill the gap: É uma ___ popular.
Full sentence: É uma crendice popular. (It is a folk superstition.)
3 Which fingerprint chart matches crendice?
crendice: neutral register, academic frequency, general domain, neutral connotation.
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