creciente
/kɾeˈθjente/ · B2 · adj
increasing, growing
🌙🌱 creciente = crecer (to grow) + -ente (-ing): growing, like a waxing moon
Creciente comes from Latin crescere, 'to grow', and is related to English crescent and crescendo. Spanish crecer plus the -ente ending gives 'growing'. A waxing moon is la luna creciente, the moon that is growing.