cruzada
Portuguese
Pronunciation
- (Brazil) IPA(key): /kɾuˈza.dɐ/
- (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /kɾuˈza.da/
- (Portugal) IPA(key): /kɾuˈza.dɐ/ [kɾuˈza.ðɐ]
Etymology 1
Noun
cruzada f (plural cruzadas)
- crusade (any of several military expeditions by European Christians against Muslims and Pagan)
Related terms
Etymology 2
From the verb cruzar (“cross”).
Adjective
cruzada f sg
- feminine singular of cruzado
Participle
cruzada f sg
- feminine singular of cruzado
Further reading
- “cruzada”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2026
- “cruzada”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026
Spanish
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /kɾuˈθada/ [kɾuˈθa.ð̞a] (Spain, Equatorial Guinea)
- IPA(key): /kɾuˈsada/ [kɾuˈsa.ð̞a] (Latin America, Philippines)
- Rhymes: -ada
- Syllabification: cru‧za‧da
Etymology 1
14th century, from cruz + -ada. Compare Portuguese cruzada, Old Occitan crozata, French croisade, Italian crociata; cf. also Medieval Latin cruciāta.
Noun
cruzada f (plural cruzadas)
Derived terms
- bula de la cruzada
- bula de la santa cruzada
- comisario general de cruzada
Etymology 2
Adjective
cruzada f sg
- feminine singular of cruzado
Participle
cruzada f sg
- feminine singular of cruzado
Further reading
- “cruzada”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025