crucero

Meaning

1. (masculine) cruise (a sea or lake voyage, especially one taken for pleasure)
2. (masculine) 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)
3. (masculine) cruiser (a class of fast warships of medium tonnage, having a long cruising range but less armour and firepower than a battleship)
4. (masculine) crossing (the volume formed by the intersection of chancel, nave and transepts in a cruciform church; often with a tower or cupola over it)
5. (Mexico, masculine) crossing, crossroads, intersection (an intersection where roads cross)
6. (masculine) calvary (a type of monumental public Christian cross, sometimes encased in an open shrine)

Concepts

cruise

cruiser

cruise ship

crossing

sail

voyage

survey cruise

cruise liner

flight

✈️

junction

passage

Synonyms

navegación

trayecto

vuelo

✈️

crucero de motor

barco de pasajeros

Translations

crociera

croisière

incrociatore

cruzeiro

croiseur

Kreuzfahrt

cruise

Kreuzer

creuer

cruzador

Kreuzfahrtschiff

navire de croisière

κρουαζιερόπλοιο

kruiser

Hyphenated as

cru‧ce‧ro

Pronounced as (IPA)

/kɾuˈθeɾo/

Etymology

Cognate with Portuguese: cruzeiro

Cognate with Galician: cruceiro

In summary

From cruz + -ero. Compare Portuguese cruzeiro, Galician cruceiro. Doublet of cruzeiro.