cruzar
/kɾuˈθaɾ/ · A2 · verb
to cross
✝️ cruzar = cruz (cross) + -ar: to make a cross, like English cruise and crucial
From Spanish cruz, Latin crux (cross), plus the verb ending -ar. Same root as English cross, crucial and crucifix. Crossing a street, your legs or your arms all make the two lines of a cruz; crossed words go back and forth the same way.