encruzilhada

See also: Encruzilhada

Portuguese

Etymology

From 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
 
  • (Brazil) IPA(key): (careful pronunciation) /ẽ.kɾu.ziˈʎa.dɐ/, (natural pronunciation) /ĩ.kɾu.ziˈʎa.dɐ/
    • (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): (careful pronunciation) /ẽ.kɾu.ziˈʎa.da/, (natural pronunciation) /ĩ.kɾu.ziˈʎa.da/
  • (Portugal) IPA(key): /ẽ.kɾu.ziˈʎa.dɐ/ [ẽ.kɾu.ziˈʎa.ðɐ]

  • Hyphenation: en‧cru‧zi‧lha‧da

Noun

encruzilhada f (plural encruzilhadas)

  1. crossroads (intersection)
    Synonyms: ambívio, cruzamento, interseção
  2. (figuratively) a difficult situation
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