encruzilhada
See also: Encruzilhada
Portuguese
editEtymology
editFrom encruzilhar (“to cross”), from cruz (“cross”), from Old Galician-Portuguese cruz, from Latin crux (“cross”), from Proto-Indo-European *(s)ker- (“to turn, to bend”).
Pronunciation
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- Hyphenation: en‧cru‧zi‧lha‧da
Noun
editencruzilhada f (plural encruzilhadas)
- crossroads (intersection)
- Synonyms: ambívio, cruzamento, interseção
- (figuratively) a difficult situation