crucífero

Portuguese

Etymology

From Latin crucifer.

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /kɾuˈsi.fe.ɾu/

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /kɾuˈsi.fe.ɾu/
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /kɾuˈsi.fe.ɾo/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /kɾuˈsi.fɨ.ɾu/

• Rhymes: -ifeɾu, -ifɨɾu
• Hyphenation: cru‧cí‧fe‧ro

Adjective

crucífero (feminine crucífera, masculine plural crucíferos, feminine plural crucíferas)

1. cruciferous (that has a cross as a badge)
2. (botany) cruciferous (that belongs to the Crucifera family)
3. (botany) cruciferous (said of the cruciform corolla)

Related terms

• cruz

Further reading

• “crucífero”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2026
• “crucífero”, in Dicionário infopédia da Lingua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2026
• “crucífero”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026

Spanish

Etymology

From Latin crucifer.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kɾuˈθifeɾo/ [kɾuˈθi.fe.ɾo] (Spain, Equatorial Guinea)
• IPA^(key): /kɾuˈsifeɾo/ [kɾuˈsi.fe.ɾo] (Latin America, Philippines)
• Rhymes: -ifeɾo
• Syllabification: cru‧cí‧fe‧ro

Adjective

crucífero (feminine crucífera, masculine plural crucíferos, feminine plural crucíferas)

1. cruciferous

Related terms

• cruz

Further reading

• “crucífero”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025