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cruzeiro

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cru⋅zei⋅ro

[kroo-zair-oh; Port. kroo-ze-roo]
–noun, plural -zei⋅ros [-zair-ohz; Port. -ze-roos] .
a monetary unit of Brazil equal to 100 centavos.

Origin:
1925–30; < Pg, equiv. to cruz cross + -eiro < L -ārius -ary
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cru·zei·ro   (krōō-zâr'ō, -zā'rŏŏ)   
n.   pl. cru·zei·ros
A unit of currency formerly used in Brazil.

[Portuguese, from cruz, cross (from the figure on the coin), from Latin crux.]
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