Cruz

proper nounproper nouncommon in dialogue

//kɹuːz//
//kɹuːθ//

A surname from Ibero-Romance.

proper noun

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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.

Etymology

From Romance (Portuguese Cruz and Spanish Cruz).

proper noun

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A barangay of La Trinidad, Benguet, Philippines.

Etymology

Derived from Ibaloi kurus (“the hanging of horns of sacrificed animals”), wherein it took place in the area.

Crusher · A surname crushing · That crushes; overwhelming.crust · A more solid, dense or hard layer on a surface or boundary.

Cruz · A surname from Ibero-Romance.

cry · To shed tears; to weep, especially in anger or sadness.crying · That cries.crypt · An underground vault.

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