cruzeiro


cru·zei·ro

C0779400 (kro͞o-zâr′ō, -zā′ro͝o)n. pl. cru·zei·ros A unit of currency formerly used in Brazil.
[Portuguese, from cruz, cross (from the figure on the coin), from Latin crux.]

cruzeiro

(kruːˈzɛərəʊ; Portuguese kruˈzeiru) n, pl -ros (-rəʊz; Portuguese -ruʃ) (Currencies) a former monetary unit of Brazil, replaced by the cruzeiro real[Portuguese: from cruz cross]

cru•zei•ro

(kruˈzɛər oʊ)

n., pl. -zei•ros. the basic monetary unit of Brazil. [1925–30; < Portuguese, =cruz cross + -eiro < Latin -ārius -ary]