Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

cruz

/kɹuːz/

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: 4.07 in modern English

Syllables: cruz
IPA: /kɹuːz/

15

Scrabble Score

4

Letters

1

Syllables

4

Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A surname from Ibero-Romance.

name

A barangay of La Trinidad, Benguet, Philippines.

Example Sentences

"From there, the meme will slowly leak into more popular mainstream-right punditry, and then into the Republican Party, until Ted Cruz sweatily asks a judicial nominee if they “support the current thing” and the Times writes some stilted, breathless article about the meme as disinformation."

Etymology

From Romance (Portuguese Cruz and Spanish Cruz).

Origin

Source language: Portuguese

Word Breakdown

Root: -, Cruz, kurus

Subject

Wiktionary places this term in People.

Inflected Forms

Crus (alternative)

Phrases

Cruz Bay Fled Cruz

Frequently Paired Words

Cruise

Homonyms

crews cruise crwth

Rhymes With

news lose whose choose who's views shoes reviews jews refuse blues cruise

Questions

How do you pronounce cruz?: The recorded pronunciation is /kɹuːz/.
What does cruz mean?: A surname from Ibero-Romance.
Where does cruz come from?: It is traced to Portuguese.

How to pronounce cruz

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