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cruzeiro

[ kroo-zair-oh; Portuguese kroo-ze-roo ]
/ kruˈzɛər oʊ; Portuguese kruˈzɛ rʊ /

noun, plural cru·zei·ros [kroo-zair-ohz; Portuguese kroo-ze-roo s] /kruˈzɛər oʊz; Portuguese kruˈzɛ rʊs/.

a monetary unit of Brazil equal to 100 centavos.

Nearby words

  1. cruz trypanosomiasis,
  2. cruz, juan de la,
  3. cruz, juana inés de la,
  4. cruzado,
  5. cruzan,
  6. cruzeiro real,
  7. cruzie,
  8. crwth,
  9. cry,
  10. cry down

Origin of cruzeiro

1925–30; < Portuguese, equivalent to cruz cross + -eiro < Latin -ārius -ary
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British Dictionary definitions for cruzeiro

cruzeiro

/ (kruːˈzɛərəʊ, Portuguese kruˈzeiru) /

noun plural -ros (-rəʊz, Portuguese -ruʃ)

a former monetary unit of Brazil, replaced by the cruzeiro real

Word Origin for cruzeiro

Portuguese: from cruz cross
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