cruzado
[ kroo-zey-doh; Portuguese kroo-zah-doo ]
/ kruˈzeɪ doʊ; Portuguese kruˈzɑ dʊ /
noun, plural cru·za·does, cru·za·dos.
Words nearby cruzado
crux pilorum,
cruyff,
cruz,
cruz alta,
cruz trypanosomiasis,
cruzado,
cruzan,
cruzeiro,
cruzeiro real,
cruzie,
crwth
Example sentences from the Web for cruzado
British Dictionary definitions for cruzado
cruzado
/ (kruːˈzeɪdəʊ, Portuguese kruˈzɑːdu) /
noun plural -does or -dos (-dəʊz, Portuguese -duʃ)
a former standard monetary unit of Brazil, replaced by the cruzeiro
another name for crusado
Word Origin for cruzado
C16: literally marked with a cross, from
cruzar to bear a cross; see
crusade