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

cruz, cruz alta, cruz trypanosomiasis, cruzado, cruzan, cruzeiro, cruzeiro real, cruzie, crwth, cry, 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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