Cruz
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Cruz¹
- /kɹuːz/
- /kɹuːθ/
Sounds like crews, cruise, crwth · Rhymes with -uːz, -uːθ
Where it comes from
From Romance (Portuguese Cruz and Spanish Cruz).
proper noun Crus
- A surname from Ibero-Romance. From there, the meme will slowly leak into more popular mainstream-right punditry, and then into the Republican Party, until Ted Cruz sweatily asks a judicial nominee if they “support the current thing” and the Times writes some stilted, breathless article about the meme as disinformation.
Cruz²
Where it comes from
Derived from Ibaloi kurus (“the hanging of horns of sacrificed animals”), wherein it took place in the area.
proper noun Crus
- A barangay of La Trinidad, Benguet, Philippines.
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: molina, galan, kruse, vera, red, hostage, crescent, cross, cruise, croix, kroes, oswaldo, madero, estaca, aspa, cruce
Translations
Talk about this word "Cruz." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/cruz. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. Cruz. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/cruz "Cruz." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/cruz.Cite this
@misc{cruz_2026,
title = {Cruz},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/cruz},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
}
