cruzeiro
[ kroo-zair-oh; Portuguese kroo-ze-roo ]
/ kruˈzɛər oʊ; Portuguese kruˈzɛ rʊ /
noun, plural cru·zei·ros [kroo-zair-ohz; Portuguese kroo-ze-roo s] /kruˈzɛər oʊz; Portuguese kruˈzɛ rʊs/.
a monetary unit of Brazil equal to 100 centavos.
Words nearby cruzeiro
cruz,
cruz alta,
cruz trypanosomiasis,
cruzado,
cruzan,
cruzeiro,
cruzeiro real,
cruzie,
crwth,
cry,
cry down
British Dictionary definitions for cruzeiro
cruzeiro
/ (kruːˈzɛərəʊ, Portuguese kruˈzeiru) /
noun plural -ros (-rəʊz, Portuguese -ruʃ)
a former monetary unit of Brazil, replaced by the cruzeiro real
Word Origin for cruzeiro
Portuguese: from
cruz
cross