cara o cruz

Spanish

Etymology

Literally, “face or cross”.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Spain) /ˌkaɾa o ˈkɾuθ/ [ˌka.ɾa o ˈkɾuθ]
• IPA^(key): (Latin America, Philippines) /ˌkaɾa o ˈkɾus/ [ˌka.ɾa o ˈkɾus]
• Syllabification: ca‧ra o cruz

Phrase

cara o cruz

1. (idiomatic) heads or tails

Descendants

• Tagalog : kara-krus

Further reading

• “cara o cruz, o cara y cruz”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 2024 December 10