cruzeiro

 [kroo-zair-oh; Port. kroo-ze-roo]  

cru·zei·ro

   [kroo-zair-oh; Port. kroo-ze-roo]
noun, plural cru·zei·ros  [-zair-ohz; Port. -ze-roos] .
a monetary unit of Brazil equal to 100 centavos.
Origin:
1925–30; < Portuguese, equivalent to cruz cross + -eiro < Latin -ārius -ary
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cruzeiro (kruːˈzɛərəʊ, Portuguese kruˈzeiru)
 
—n , pl -ros
a former monetary unit of Brazil, replaced by the cruzeiro real
 
[Portuguese: from cruzcross]

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