It grows, it increases gradually. It is said of the level of the sea, the current of a river and especially of the phase between the new moon and the full moon, which is depicted in heraldry with the horns facing upwards. See crescent, grow, suffix -nte.
It means it goes up, it increases, it grows. In Colombia it also means rising waters, exaggerated increase in the flow of a river or ravine, avenue. It's the name of a vallenata song. Avenue, flood, flood, flood, torrent, flood.
It's a measurement that means it's going up or rising something