cruzamento

Galician

Etymology

From cruzar +‎ -mento.

Noun

cruzamento m (plural cruzamentos)

1. crossing, intersection (where roads, lines, or tracks cross)
2. crossroads, crossing, intersection (a place where one road crosses another; an intersection of two or more roads)

   Synonym: intersección

   Xira á dereita no cruzamento. ― Turn right at the crossroad.

3. cross
4. crossbreeding (action, effect or product of producing (an organism) by the mating of individuals of different breeds, varieties, or species; hybridize)

Further reading

• “cruzamento” in Dicionario da Real Academia Galega, Royal Galician Academy.

Portuguese

Etymology

From cruzar +‎ -mento.

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /kɾu.zaˈmẽ.tu/

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /kɾu.zaˈmẽ.tu/
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /kɾu.zaˈmẽ.to/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /kɾu.zɐˈmẽ.tu/

• Hyphenation: cru‧za‧men‧to

Noun

cruzamento m (plural cruzamentos)

1. crossing, intersection (where roads, lines, or tracks cross)
2. crossroads, crossing, intersection (a place where one road crosses another; an intersection of two or more roads)

   Synonym: intersecção

   Vire à direita no cruzamento. ― Turn right at the crossroad.

3. cross
4. crossbreeding (action, effect or product of producing (an organism) by the mating of individuals of different breeds, varieties, or species; hybridize)

Further reading

• “cruzamento” in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa.