encrucijada

Spanish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /enkɾuθiˈxada/ [ẽŋ.kɾu.θiˈxa.ð̞a] (Equatorial Guinea, Spain)
• IPA^(key): /enkɾusiˈxada/ [ẽŋ.kɾu.siˈxa.ð̞a] (Latin America, Philippines)
• Rhymes: -ada
• Syllabification: en‧cru‧ci‧ja‧da

Noun

encrucijada f (plural encrucijadas)

1. crossroads

   Synonym: cruce

2. (figurative) crossroads

   Están en una encrucijada.

   They are at a crossroads.

Further reading

• “encrucijada”, 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