How to pronounce “cruzar”

Hear how “cruzar (to cross)” sounds in Spanish, then read the breakdown below.

cruzarkroo-SAHR (Latin America) · kroo-THAHR (Spain)

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Breakdown

Meaning	to cross
Syllables	cru · zar (2)
Stress	Words ending in a consonant other than n or s stress the last syllable: ZAR.
IPA (Latin America)	/kɾu.ˈsaɾ/
IPA (Spain)	/kɾu.ˈθaɾ/

The single r is a quick tap, like the "tt" in American English "butter". Don't use an English r.
z sounds like s in Latin America and like the "th" in "think" in most of Spain.
Keep every vowel short and pure: a = "ah", e = "eh", i = "ee", o = "oh", u = "oo". No gliding.

Cruza la calle con cuidado.Cross the street carefully.

Cruzamos el puente a pie.We crossed the bridge on foot.