cruzeiro

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noun

The currency of Brazil from 1942 to 1986 and 1990 to 1993.

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Meanings

nouncruzeiro (plural cruzeiros)

plural cruzeiros

  1. The currency of Brazil from 1942 to 1986 and 1990 to 1993.

Origin

  1. Portuguesecruzeiro
  2. Englishcruzeiro

From Portuguese cruzeiro (literally “Southern Cross”).

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Translations

Chinese Mandarin 克魯賽羅 /克鲁赛罗
  • 克魯賽羅 /克鲁赛罗 (kèlǔsàiluó)Brazilian currency
Esperanto kruzejro
  • kruzejroBrazilian currency
French cruzeiro
  • cruzeiroBrazilian currency
German Cruzeiro
  • CruzeiroBrazilian currency
Hungarian cruzeiro
  • cruzeiroBrazilian currency
Japanese クルゼイロ
  • クルゼイロ (kuruzeiro)Brazilian currency
Norwegian Bokmål cruzeiro
  • cruzeiroBrazilian currency
Polish cruzeiro
  • cruzeiroBrazilian currency
Portuguese cruzeiro
  • cruzeiroBrazilian currency
Russian крузе́йро
  • крузе́йро (kruzɛ́jro)Brazilian currency
Spanish cruzeiro
  • cruzeiroBrazilian currency
Vietnamese cruzeiro
  • cruzeiroBrazilian currency
Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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