cruceta

Spanish

Etymology

From cruz (“cross”) +‎ -eta.

Noun

cruceta f (plural crucetas)

1. crosspiece
2. crosshead
3. turnstile
4. (video games) cross-shaped video game controller; d-pad
5. the plant Cruciata laevipes
6. (Mexico) the cactus Acanthocereus tetragonus used as vegetable

Further reading

• “cruceta”, 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