No. 5,513 in Catalan
creta
"Creta" in Catalan means "chalk" in English.
In a sentence
La creta que fas servir per dibuixar és blanca.
The chalk you use for drawing is white.
Here, 'creta' refers to chalk, a writing or drawing material.
Els artistes van emprar creta per fer esbossos al taller.
The artists used chalk to make sketches in the workshop.
In this sentence, 'creta' again refers to chalk used by artists for drawing and sketching.
El penya-segat estava format per creta.
The cliff was made of chalk.
Here, 'creta' refers to the geological substance, chalk, forming a natural feature like a cliff.
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