cria

C3R1I1A1

noun

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

OriginSpanish cría →
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Meanings

cria1

nouncria (plural crias)

plural crias

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

CRIA2

proper noun
  1. abbreviationinitialismInitialism of Canadian Recording Industry Association.

Origin

  1. Spanishcriardeverb.
  2. Spanishcría
  3. Englishcria

Borrowed from Spanish cría (“kid; pup; cria”).

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Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

cairCiraAcriCrai
Cite this entry
APA

cria. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cria

MLA

“cria.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cria. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “cria,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cria.

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