cruzamento

Galician

Etymology

cruzar +‎ -mento

Noun

cruzamento m (plural cruzamentos)

1. crossing, intersection (where roads, lines, or tracks cross)
2. crossroads, crossing, intersection (a place where one road crosses another; an intersection of two or more roads)

   Synonym: intersección

   Xira á dereita no cruzamento. ― Turn right at the crossroad.

3. cross
4. crossbreeding (action, effect or product of producing (an organism) by the mating of individuals of different breeds, varieties, or species; hybridize)

Further reading

• “cruzamento”, in Dicionario da Real Academia Galega (in Galician), A Coruña: Royal Galician Academy, 2012–2024

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Portuguese

Etymology

cruzar +‎ -mento

Noun

cruzamento m (plural cruzamentos)

1. crossing, intersection (where roads, lines, or tracks cross)
2. crossroads, crossing, intersection (a place where one road crosses another; an intersection of two or more roads)

   Synonym: intersecção

   Vire à direita no cruzamento. ― Turn right at the crossroad.

3. cross
4. crossbreeding (action, effect or product of producing (an organism) by the mating of individuals of different breeds, varieties, or species; hybridize)

Further reading

• “cruzamento”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2024