encrucillada.
crossroad (intersection)
Meaning & usage
crossroad (intersection)
a difficult situation
Where this word comes from
13th century. From encrucillar (“to cross”), derived from cruz (“cross”), from Latin crux (“cross”), from Proto-Indo-European *(s)ker- (“to turn, to bend”). Cognate with Portuguese encruzilhada and Spanish encrucijada.
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