crujía

crujía [croo-hee’-ah]
noun
1The midship gangway of a galley. (Nautical) (f)
2A large open hall or passage in a building. (f)
  • La crujía de un hospital -> the great hall of a hospital, with beds on each side; the aisle of a ward
3Passage with rails on each side, from the choir to the high altar in cathedral churches; pasar crujía. (f)
4To run the gantlet. (f)
5To suffer great fatigue and misery. (Metaphorical) (f)

crujía
sustantivo:femenino
(Archit) corridor; gallery; (Med) ward; (Náutica) midship gangway; [de cárcel] wing
pasar crujía to have a tough time of it

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