cruzado

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noun

The monetary unit of Brazil from 1986 to 1990.

OriginPortuguese cruzado →
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Meanings

cruzado1

nouncruzado (plural cruzados or cruzadoes)

plural cruzados · plural cruzadoes

  1. The monetary unit of Brazil from 1986 to 1990.
  2. An old monetary unit of Portugal in the 17th and 18th centuries.
  3. An old monetary unit of Castile in the 14th century.

Cruzado2

proper nounCruzado (plural Cruzados)

plural Cruzados

  1. A surname.

Origin

  1. Portuguesecruzado
  2. Englishcruzado

From Portuguese cruzado. Doublet of cruciate.

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Translations

Russian крузадо, крузадо
  • крузадо (kruzado)the monetary unit of Brazil from 1986 to 1990
  • крузадо (kruzado)an old monetary unit of Portugal in the 17th and 18th centuries
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APA

cruzado. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cruzado

MLA

“cruzado.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cruzado. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “cruzado,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cruzado.

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