crucero
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[edit]Etymology
[edit]From cruz + -ero. Compare Portuguese cruzeiro, Galician cruceiro. Doublet of cruzeiro.
Pronunciation
[edit]- IPA(key): (Spain) /kɾuˈθeɾo/ [kɾuˈθe.ɾo]
- IPA(key): (Latin America, Philippines) /kɾuˈseɾo/ [kɾuˈse.ɾo]
- Rhymes: -eɾo
- Syllabification: cru‧ce‧ro
Noun
[edit]crucero m (plural cruceros)
- cruise (a sea or lake voyage, especially one taken for pleasure)
- cruise ship, cruiser (a passenger ship used for pleasure voyages, where the voyage itself and the ship's amenities are considered an essential part of the experience)
- 2023 December 4, Clara Blanchar, Dani Cordero, “Barcelona supera este año los tres millones de cruceristas, y aumentan solo los que hacen escala”, in El País[1]:
- Los cruceros aportan el 4% de visitantes de la ciudad y un 13% de la recaudación de la tasa turística, añade como recado al gobierno de Jaume Collboni, aunque también ofrece a CLIA para “colaborar con Barcelona” si el sector provoca alguna congestión.
- Cruise ships bring 4% of visitors to the city and 13% of the tourist tax revenue, he adds as a message to Jaume Collboni's government, although he also offers CLIA to "collaborate with Barcelona" if the sector causes any congestion.
- cruiser (a class of fast warships of medium tonnage, having a long cruising range but less armour and firepower than a battleship)
- (architecture) crossing (the volume formed by the intersection of chancel, nave and transepts in a cruciform church; often with a tower or cupola over it)
- Desde el crucero se tenía una vista general de la iglesia.
- There was a general view of the church from the crossing.
- (Mexico) crossing, crossroads, intersection (an intersection where roads cross)
- Synonyms: cruce, intersección
- calvary (a type of monumental public Christian cross, sometimes encased in an open shrine)
- Los cruceros son típicos de Galicia (España) y Portugal
- Calvaries are typical of Galicia (Spain) and Portugal.
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[edit]Further reading
[edit]- “crucero”, 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
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