cruz
Portuguese, noun/ˈkɾu(j)s/
cruz is spelled C-R-U-Z (4 letters) and appears 60 times per million words in written Portuguese, the 1,607th most frequent Portuguese word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Cruz is a Portuguese feminine noun meaning “cross (geometrical figure)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) defines it as “símbolo formado por dois planos, normalmente linhas, um orientado horizontalmente e outro na vertical…”.
What does cruz mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininecross (geometrical figure)
- 2
femininecross (the symbol of Christianity)
- 3
femininecross (ancient device used for the execution of criminals)
- 4
femininecross (heraldic charge)
- 5
femininedagger (the character †)
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feminineinformallower back
Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Portuguese dictionaries define it
noun: 1. símbolo formado por dois planos, normalmente linhas, um orientado horizontalmente e outro na vertical, cruzando-se e formando um ângulo de 90 graus; a linha é, por vezes, maior para baixo do cruzamento
noun: 1. município brasileiro do estado do Ceará 2. freguesia no concelho de Vila Nova de Famalicão, Portugal 3. sobrenome comum em português
noun: 1. constelação austral, que tem forma de cruz, a menor de todas as 88
The definition in the Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário), in Portuguese.
Source: Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of cruz
- cruzes plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce cruz?
- Brazil /ˈkɾu(j)s/
- Brazil [ˈkɾu(ɪ̯)s]
- /ˈkɾu(j)ʃ/
Sources: English Wiktionary, Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to cruz
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is cruz in Portuguese?
cruz appears 60 times per million words in written Portuguese.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).