cruz

From Latin crux, crucem (“cross”), from Proto-Indo-European *(s)ker- (“to turn, to bend”).

cruz f (plural cruzes)

1. cross

• Bal Palazios, Santiago (2002) “cruz”, in Dizionario breu de a luenga aragonesa, Zaragoza, →ISBN

From Old Galician-Portuguese cruz, from Latin crux, crucem (“cross”), from Proto-Indo-European *(s)ker- (“to turn, to bend”).

cruz f (plural cruces)

1. cross (geometrical figure)
2. cross (the symbol of Christianity)

   Synonyms: cruceiro, crucifixo

3. withers

   Synonyms: agulla, cernella

4. cross (device to execute criminals)
5. (heraldry) cross (heraldic charge)

• “cruz”, in Dicionario da Real Academia Galega (in Galician), A Coruña: Royal Galician Academy, 2012–2024
• Ernesto Xosé González Seoane, María Álvarez de la Granja, Ana Isabel Boullón Agrelo (2006–2022) “cruz”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios do galego medieval (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• Xavier Varela Barreiro, Xavier Gómez Guinovart (2006–2018) “cruz”, in Corpus Xelmírez - Corpus lingüístico da Galicia medieval (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: ILG
• Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, editor (2006–2013), “cruz”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega [Dictionary of Dictionaries of the Galician language] (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, Ernesto Xosé González Seoane, María Álvarez de la Granja, editors (2003–2018), “cruz”, in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• Rosario Álvarez Blanco, editor (2014–2024), “cruz”, in Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega, →ISSN

Inherited from Latin crucem (“cross”), from Proto-Indo-European *(s)ker- (“to turn, to bend”).

• IPA^(key): /ˈkɾud͡z/

cruz f (plural cruzs)

1. cross
   • 13th century CE, Alfonso X of Castile, Cantigas de Santa Maria, Códice de los músicos, cantiga 318 (facsimile):

     Como ſanta maria ſſe uingou do crerigo que furtou a prata da cruz.

     How Holy Mary avenged Herself on the cleric who stole the silver from the cross.

• Galician: cruz
• Portuguese: cruz (see there for further descendants)

Inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese cruz, from Latin crucem (“cross”), from Proto-Indo-European *(s)ker- (“to turn, to bend”).

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• Rhymes: (Brazil) -us, (Portugal) -uʃ
• Homophones: Cruz, crus
• Hyphenation: cruz

cruz f (plural cruzes)

1. cross (geometrical figure)
2. cross (the symbol of Christianity)

   Synonyms: cruzeiro, crucifixo

3. cross (device to execute criminals)
4. (heraldry) cross (heraldic charge)

• Santa Cruz

• “cruz” in Dicionário Aberto based on Novo Diccionário da Língua Portuguesa de Cândido de Figueiredo, 1913

Inherited from Latin crux.

• IPA^(key): (Spain) /ˈkɾuθ/
• IPA^(key): (Latin America, Philippines) /ˈkɾus/

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• Rhymes: -uθ
• Rhymes: -us
• Syllabification: cruz

cruz f (plural cruces)

1. cross
2. (heraldry) cross
3. (figuratively) torture; misery
4. tails (side of a coin)

   Antonym: cara

• cruz is a false friend and does not mean cruise. The Spanish word for cruise is crucero.

• → Guaraní: kurusu
• → Southeastern Tepehuan: kuruus
• → Tagalog: krus

• “cruz”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.7, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 2023 November 28