crusado
[ kroo-sey-doh, -zah- ]
noun,plural cru·sa·does, cru·sa·dos.
an early Portuguese coin of gold or silver, bearing the figure of a cross.
Origin of crusado
1- Also cruzado.
Words Nearby crusado
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How to use crusado in a sentence
Hunger, master, is hungry and covetous; therefore the crusado.
British Dictionary definitions for crusado
crusado
cruzado (kruːˈzeɪdəʊ, Portuguese kruˈzɑːdu)
/ (kruːˈseɪdəʊ) /
nounplural -does or -dos (-dəʊz, Portuguese -duʃ)
a former gold or silver coin of Portugal bearing on its reverse the figure of a cross
Origin of crusado
1C16: literally, marked with a cross, from cruzar to bear a cross; see crusade
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