cruzeiro

See also: Cruzeiro

English

Etymology

From (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Portuguese cruzeiro (literally “large cross”).

Noun

cruzeiro (plural cruzeiros)

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

Translations

currency

• Japanese: クルゼイロ (kuruzeiro)
• Portuguese: cruzeiro (pt) m
• (deprecated template usage) {{trans-mid}}
• Russian: крузе́йро (ru) n (kruzɛ́jro)
• Spanish: cruzeiro m

See also

• cruzeiro on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

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Portuguese

Etymology

cruz +‎ -eiro. Compare Spanish crucero.

Noun

cruzeiro m (plural cruzeiros)

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

Related terms

• cruz
• cruzeta

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Spanish

Noun

cruzeiro m (plural cruzeiros)

1. cruzeiro (currency)