crossa

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Etymology

Probably derived from Frankish *krukkju. Compare French crosse (“crozier”). Cognate with English crutch.

Pronunciation

Noun

crossa f (plural crosses)

  1. crutch
    Synonym: muleta
  2. shepherd's crook
    Synonym: gaiata
  3. (Catholicism) crosier
    Synonym: bàcul
  4. (castells) One of two castellers placed on either side of a baix with a shoulder under the baix's armpit, helping the baix to support the weight of the castell and not to move sideways

Further reading

French

Pronunciation

Verb

crossa

  1. third-person singular past historic of crosser

Italian

Verb

crossa

  1. inflection of crossare:
    1. third-person singular present indicative
    2. second-person singular imperative

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Portuguese

Etymology

From French crosse (“stick; crosier”), from Old French croce, from Frankish *krukkju.

Pronunciation

Noun

crossa f (plural crossas)

  1. crosier (staff with a hooked end)
  2. (by extension) anything shaped like a crosier (elongated and ending in a hook)
  3. (anatomy) vessel arch
    Crossa aórtica.
    Aortic arch.

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