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Portuguese
Etymology
From en- + cruz + -ar.
Pronunciation
- (Brazil) IPA(key): (careful pronunciation) /ẽ.kɾuˈza(ʁ)/ , (natural pronunciation) /ĩ.kɾuˈza(ʁ)/
- (Brazil) IPA(key): (careful pronunciation) /ẽ.kɾuˈza(ʁ)/ , (natural pronunciation) /ĩ.kɾuˈza(ʁ)/
- (São Paulo) IPA(key): (careful pronunciation) /ẽ.kɾuˈza(ɾ)/, (natural pronunciation) /ĩ.kɾuˈza(ɾ)/
- (Rio de Janeiro) IPA(key): (careful pronunciation) /ẽ.kɾuˈza(ʁ)/ , (natural pronunciation) /ĩ.kɾuˈza(ʁ)/
- (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): (careful pronunciation) /ẽ.kɾuˈza(ɻ)/, (natural pronunciation) /ĩ.kɾuˈza(ɻ)/
Verb
encruzar (first-person singular present encruzo, first-person singular preterite encruzei, past participle encruzado) (transitive)
- to put in the form of a cross; to cross
- to pass through
Conjugation
1Brazilian Portuguese.
2European Portuguese.
Synonyms
Further reading
- “encruzar” in Dicionário Aberto based on Novo Diccionário da Língua Portuguesa de Cândido de Figueiredo, 1913