crusado

American  

[kroo-sey-doh, -zah-] / kruˈseɪ doʊ, -ˈzɑ- /

noun

plural

crusadoes, crusados

1. an early Portuguese coin of gold or silver, bearing the figure of a cross.

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crusado British  

/ kruˈzɑːdu, kruːˈzeɪdəʊ, kruːˈseɪdəʊ /

noun

1. a former gold or silver coin of Portugal bearing on its reverse the figure of a cross

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Etymology

Origin of crusado

First recorded in 1535–45, crusado is from the Portuguese word cruzado crossed, marked with a cross. See cross, -ate ¹

Example Sentences

I do not approve of this wholesale going to work, this impertinent crusado, or bellum ad exterminationem, proclaimed against a species.

From The Works of Charles and Mary Lamb — Volume 2 Elia and The Last Essays of Elia by Lamb, Charles

The vestments were of beaten gold, richly wrought and set with precious stones; and on the breast was a large carbuncle or ruby, as large as the coin called a crusado, which shone like fire.

From A General History and Collection of Voyages and Travels — Volume 02 Arranged in Systematic Order: Forming a Complete History of the Origin and Progress of Navigation, Discovery, and Commerce, by Sea and Land, from the Earliest Ages to the Present Time by Kerr, Robert