cruzado

American

[kroo-zey-doh, kroo-zah-doo] / kruˈzeɪ doʊ, kruˈzɑ dʊ /

noun

crusado.

cruzado British

/ kruˈzɑːdu, kruːˈzeɪdəʊ /

noun

a former standard monetary unit of Brazil, replaced by the cruzeiro
another name for crusado

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Other Word Forms

Inflected Forms

noun

cruzados

plural
cruzadoes

plural

Etymology

Origin of cruzado

C16: literally marked with a cross, from cruzar to bear a cross; see _crusade

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