kurusu

Guaraní

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish cruz. Compare Old Tupi kurusá.

Noun

kurusu

1. cross
   • 2005, Carlos Fausto, Se Deus fosse jaguar: canibalismo e cristianismo entre os Guarani (séculos XVI-XX):

     Ore kurusu ñe’ëngatu ra’y, kurusu ñe’ëngatu rajy, ore ára jeguaka ra’y

     We are the sons and daughters of the cross of the good word, we are sons of the crown of time

Derived terms

• mongurusu