cruzada

crusade

noun kroo-SAH-dah Rare

Origin: From Medieval Latin cruciata (marked with a cross).

Also means

campaign

Usage Note

Cruzada retains its historical sense (the medieval military campaigns) but is widely used figuratively for any vigorous moral or social campaign: una cruzada contra la corrupción ('a crusade against corruption'). The word is the feminine past-participle form of cruzar used as a noun.

Examples

"Lanzaron una cruzada contra el tabaco."

Natural Translation

They launched a crusade against tobacco.

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