cruzeiro

See also: Cruzeiro

English

Etymology

From Portuguese cruzeiro (literally “Southern Cross”).

Noun

cruzeiro (plural cruzeiros)

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

Translations

currency

• Esperanto: kruzejro
• Japanese: クルゼイロ (kuruzeiro)
• Portuguese: cruzeiro (pt) m
• Russian: крузе́йро (ru) n (kruzɛ́jro)
• Spanish: cruzeiro m

French

Noun

cruzeiro m (plural cruzeiros)

1. cruzeiro

See also

• cruzeiro on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

Norwegian Bokmål

Noun

cruzeiro m (definite singular cruzeiroen, indefinite plural cruzeiros or cruzeiro, definite plural cruzeiroene)

1. cruzeiro

Norwegian Nynorsk

Noun

cruzeiro m (definite singular cruzeiroen, indefinite plural cruzeiros or cruzeiro, definite plural cruzeiroane)

1. cruzeiro

Portuguese

Several calvaries in Galicia (Spain) (#1)

Cathedral floor plan (crossing is shaded) (#2)

A cruise ship (#4)

A cruiser (#5)

Etymology

From cruz +‎ -eiro. Compare Galician cruceiro, Spanish crucero.

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /kɾuˈze(j).ɾu/ [kɾuˈze(ɪ̯).ɾu]

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /kɾuˈze(j).ɾu/ [kɾuˈze(ɪ̯).ɾu]
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /kɾuˈze(j).ɾo/ [kɾuˈze(ɪ̯).ɾo]

 

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /kɾuˈzɐj.ɾu/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /kɾuˈzɐj.ɾu/
  • (Northern Portugal) IPA^(key): /kɾuˈzej.ɾu/
  • (Central Portugal) IPA^(key): /kɾuˈzej.ɾu/
  • (Southern Portugal) IPA^(key): /kɾuˈze.ɾu/

• Hyphenation: cru‧zei‧ro

Noun

cruzeiro m (plural cruzeiros)

1. calvary (a type of monumental public Christian cross, sometimes encased in an open shrine)
2. (architecture) crossing (the volume formed by the intersection of chancel, nave and transepts in a cruciform church; often with a tower or cupola over it)
3. cruise (a sea or lake voyage, especially one taken for pleasure)
4. cruise ship, cruiser (a passenger ship used for pleasure voyages, where the voyage itself and the ship's amenities are considered an essential part of the experience)
5. (archaic) cruiser (a class of fast warships of medium tonnage, having a long cruising range but less armour and firepower than a battleship)

   Synonym: cruzador

6. cruzeiro (obsolete Brazilian currency)

Related terms

• cruz
• cruzeta

Further reading

• “cruzeiro” in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa.
• “cruzeiro” in Dicionário infopédia da Língua Portuguesa. Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2024.
• “cruzeiro” in Dicionário inFormal.
• “cruzeiro” in Dicionário Online de Português.

Romanian

Etymology

Borrowed from Portuguese cruzeiro.

Noun

cruzeiro m (plural cruzeiro)

1. cruzeiro

Declension

Declension of cruzeiro

	singular		plural
	indefinite articulation	definite articulation	indefinite articulation	definite articulation
nominative/accusative	(un) cruzeiro	cruzeiroul	(niște) cruzeiro	cruzeiroi
genitive/dative	(unui) cruzeiro	cruzeiroului	(unor) cruzeiro	cruzeirolor
vocative	cruzeiroule		cruzeirolor

Spanish

Noun

cruzeiro m (plural cruzeiros)

1. cruzeiro (currency)