cruzeiro

See also: Cruzeiro

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EnglishEdit

EtymologyEdit

From Portuguese cruzeiro (literally “large cross”).

NounEdit

cruzeiro (plural cruzeiros)

1. The monetary unit of Brazil from 1942 to 1986 and 1990 to 1993.

TranslationsEdit

currency

• Japanese: クルゼイロ (kuruzeiro)
• Portuguese: cruzeiro (pt) m

• Russian: крузе́йро (ru) n (kruzɛ́jro)
• Spanish: cruzeiro m

See alsoEdit

• cruzeiro on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

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PortugueseEdit

EtymologyEdit

cruz +‎ -eiro. Compare Spanish crucero.

NounEdit

cruzeiro m (plural cruzeiros)

1. a large cross
2. cruise (sea voyage)
3. cruzeiro (obsolete Brazilian currency)

Related termsEdit

• cruz
• cruzeta