kreuz und quer
German, adverb/ˌkʁɔʏ̯t͡s ʊnt ˈkveːɐ̯/
kreuz und quer is a German adverb meaning “crisscross, zigzag” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
What does kreuz und quer mean in English?
adverb
- 1
crisscross, zigzag
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
phrase: 1. durcheinander, ohne feste Richtung
The definition in the German Wiktionary, in German.
Source: German Wiktionary, dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
How do you pronounce kreuz und quer?
- /ˌkʁɔʏ̯t͡s ʊnt ˈkveːɐ̯/
- [kʁɔɪ̯t͡s ʊnt kveːɐ̯]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to kreuz und quer
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.