Also means
ridge
Usage Note
Cresta covers a bird's comb or crest, a mountain ridge (la cresta de la montaña), and the crest of a wave (cresta de la ola). The idiom estar en la cresta de la ola means to be at the peak of one's success or popularity.
Examples
"El gallo movió su cresta roja."
Natural Translation
The rooster shook its red crest.

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