noun
Meaning 1
The currency of Brazil from 1942 to 1986 and 1990 to 1993.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Meaning relationships
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Standard Lemma guide
cruzeiro
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History
Etymology
From Portuguese cruzeiro (literally “Southern Cross”).
Across languages
Translations
13 source translations are retained for this English entry.
- Chinese Mandarin: 克魯賽羅 /克鲁赛罗 (kèlǔsàiluó) — Brazilian currency
- Esperanto: kruzejro — Brazilian currency
- French: cruzeiro — Brazilian currency
- German: Cruzeiro — Brazilian currency
- Hungarian: cruzeiro — Brazilian currency
- Japanese: クルゼイロ (kuruzeiro) — Brazilian currency
- Norwegian Bokmål: cruzeiro — Brazilian currency
- Norwegian Nynorsk: cruzeiro — Brazilian currency
- Polish: cruzeiro — Brazilian currency
- Portuguese: cruzeiro — Brazilian currency
- Russian: крузе́йро (kruzɛ́jro) — Brazilian currency
- Spanish: cruzeiro — Brazilian currency
- Vietnamese: cruzeiro — Brazilian currency
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