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cruzada.

crusade (any of several military expeditions by European Christians against Muslims and Pagan)

7 characters3 syllables approx.Português language

Meaning & usage

noun/kɾuˈza.dɐ/Brazil/kɾuˈza.dɐ/Portugal[kɾuˈza.ðɐ]Portugal/kɾuˈza.dɐ/Portugal
  1. crusade (any of several military expeditions by European Christians against Muslims and Pagan)

    feminine
Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *(s)ker-der.? Proto-Italic *kruks /*krukis Latin crux Old Galician-Portuguese cruz Portuguese cruz Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-tós Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂tos Proto-Italic *-ātos Latin -ātus Latin -āta Old Galician-Portuguese -ada Portuguese -ada Portuguese cruzada From cruz + -ada.

adj/kɾuˈza.dɐ/Brazil/kɾuˈza.dɐ/Portugal[kɾuˈza.ðɐ]Portugal/kɾuˈza.dɐ/Portugal
  1. feminine singular of cruzado

    feminine · form-of · singular
Where this word comes from

From the verb cruzar (“cross”).

verb/kɾuˈza.dɐ/Brazil/kɾuˈza.dɐ/Portugal[kɾuˈza.ðɐ]Portugal/kɾuˈza.dɐ/Portugal
  1. feminine singular of cruzado

    feminine · form-of · participle · singular
Where this word comes from

From the verb cruzar (“cross”).

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