crueza

Portuguese

Etymology

From cru +‎ -eza.

Pronunciation

(Brazil) IPA^(key): /kɾuˈe.zɐ/ [kɾʊˈe.zɐ], (faster pronunciation) /ˈkɾwe.zɐ/
- (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /kɾuˈe.za/ [kɾʊˈe.za], (faster pronunciation) /ˈkɾwe.za/

(Portugal) IPA^(key): /kɾuˈe.zɐ/, (faster pronunciation) /ˈkɾwe.zɐ/

Hyphenation: cru‧e‧za

Noun

crueza f (plural cruezas)

rawness
cruelty
Synonym: crueldade

Spanish

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈkɾweθa/ [ˈkɾwe.θa] (Spain)
IPA^(key): /ˈkɾwesa/ [ˈkɾwe.sa] (Latin America, Philippines)
- Rhymes: -eθa (Spain)
- Rhymes: -esa (Latin America, Philippines)
IPA^(key): /kɾuˈeθa/ [kɾuˈe.θa] (Spain)
IPA^(key): /kɾuˈesa/ [kɾuˈe.sa] (Latin America, Philippines)
- Rhymes: -eθa (Spain)
- Rhymes: -esa (Latin America, Philippines)
Syllabification: crue‧za

Noun

crueza f (plural cruezas)

(obsolete) cruelty
Synonym: crueldad

Further reading

“crueza”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 10 December 2024