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, 2012–2025
• 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: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• 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

• crruz, crus, crux

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

• IPA^(key): /ˈkɾud͡z/

cruz f (plural cruzes)

1. cross
   • a. 1284, 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.

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

• Manuel Ferreiro (2014–2025) “cruz”, in Universo Cantigas. Edición crítica da poesía medieval galego-portuguesa (in Galician), A Coruña: University of A Coruña, →ISSN
• 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: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• Antônio Geraldo da Cunha (2020–2025) “cruz”, in Vocabulário histórico-cronológico do Português Medieval (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Fundação Casa de Rui Barbosa

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

   • 1959, Marino Pinto, Zé da Zilda, “Aos Pés da Cruz”, in Chega de Saudade, performed by João Gilberto, Odeon Records:

     Aos pés da Santa Cruz / Você se ajoelhou / E em nome de Jesus / Um grande amor você jurou

     At the foot of the Holy Cross / You kneeled / And in the name of Jesus / You swore a great love

3. cross (device to execute criminals)
4. (heraldry) cross (heraldic charge)
5. (in the plural, informal) lower back

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

Inherited from Latin crux.

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

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• Rhymes: -uθ (Spain)
• Rhymes: -us (Latin America, Philippines)
• 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.

• → Bikol Central: krus
• → Guaraní: kurusu
• → Southeastern Tepehuan: kuruus
• → Tagalog: krus
• → Tausug: krus

• “cruz”, 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