cruzeiro

cru·zei·ro

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [kroo-zair-oh; Portuguese kroo-ze-roo]
- /kruˈzɛər oʊ; Portuguese kruˈzɛ rʊ/
- /kruː.ˈzeə.rəʊ/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [kroo-zair-oh; Portuguese kroo-ze-roo]
- /kruˈzɛər oʊ; Portuguese kruˈzɛ rʊ/

Definitions of cruzeiro word

noun cruzeiro a former monetary unit of Brazil, replaced by the cruzeiro real 3
noun plural cruzeiro a monetary unit of Brazil equal to 100 centavos. 1
noun cruzeiro The monetary unit of Brazil from 1942 to 1986 and 1990 to 1993. 0

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Origin of cruzeiro

First appearance:

before 1925

One of the 11% newest English words

1925-30; < Portuguese, equivalent to cruz cross + -eiro < Latin -ārius -ary

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Parts of speech for Cruzeiro

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

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cruzeiro popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 59% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

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