Definition of cruzeiro

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cru·zei·ro

(kr

-zâr

, -z

) KEY

NOUN:
pl. cru·zei·ros

A unit of currency formerly used in Brazil.

ETYMOLOGY:
Portuguese, from cruz, cross (from the figure on the coin), from Latin crux

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