cruzamento

/kɾuzaˈmẽtu/

o noun A2

o (masc.) a (fem.)

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

N Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Core Domain General Tone Neutral
Word fingerprint: Register: neutral. Era: current. Frequency: core. Domain: general. Connotation: neutral.

Forms

plural
os cruzamentos

Meaning

  1. crossroads

    • Vire no cruzamento.

      Turn at the crossroads.

N Category Thing Concreteness Concrete Animacy Inanimate Countability Countable Scope Individual
Meaning fingerprint: Category: thing. Concreteness: concrete. Animacy: inanimate. Countability: countable. Scope: individual.

Similar words

encruzilhada

cruzamento is more urban and everyday, like a street intersection; encruzilhada is more rural or literary, and associated with folklore, a mystical crossroads.

Similar in other languages

Spanish

encrucijada

encrucijada is the Spanish word for the same thing — both mean "crossroads."

Practice

1 What does cruzamento mean?

2 Fill the gap: Vire no ___.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches cruzamento?

noun

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