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cruzeiro
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See also: Cruzeiro
English
Etymology
From Portuguese cruzeiro (literally “Southern Cross”).
Noun
cruzeiro (plural cruzeiros)
Translations
Brazilian currency
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See also
- cruzeiro novo
- cruzeiro real
- cruzado
- cruzado novo
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French
Noun
cruzeiro m (plural cruzeiros)
- cruzeiro (obsolete Brazilian currency)
See also
cruzeiro on the French Wikipedia.Wikipedia fr
Norwegian Bokmål
Noun
cruzeiro m (definite singular cruzeiroen, indefinite plural cruzeiros or cruzeiro, definite plural cruzeiroene)
- cruzeiro (obsolete Brazilian currency)
See also
cruzeiro on the Norwegian Bokmål Wikipedia.Wikipedia nb
Norwegian Nynorsk
Noun
cruzeiro m (definite singular cruzeiroen, indefinite plural cruzeiros or cruzeiro, definite plural cruzeiroane)
- cruzeiro (obsolete Brazilian currency)
Portuguese
Etymology
From cruz + -eiro. Compare Galician cruceiro, Spanish crucero.
Pronunciation
- Rhymes: -ejɾu
- Hyphenation: cru‧zei‧ro
Noun
cruzeiro m (plural cruzeiros)
- calvary (a type of monumental public Christian cross, sometimes encased in an open shrine)
- (architecture) crossing (the volume formed by the intersection of chancel, nave and transepts in a cruciform church; often with a tower or cupola over it)
- cruise (a sea or lake voyage, especially one taken for pleasure)
- cruise ship, cruiser (a passenger ship used for pleasure voyages, where the voyage itself and the ship's amenities are considered an essential part of the experience)
- (archaic) cruiser (a class of fast warships of medium tonnage, having a long cruising range but less armour and firepower than a battleship)
- Synonym: cruzador
- cruzeiro (obsolete Brazilian currency)
Derived terms
- cruzeiro novo
- cruzeiro real
Related terms
Further reading
- “cruzeiro”, in Dicio – Dicionário Online de Português (in Portuguese), São Paulo: 7Graus, 2009–2025
- “cruzeiro”, in Dicionário inFormal (in Portuguese), 2006–2025
- “cruzeiro”, in Dicionário infopédia da Lingua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2025
- “cruzeiro”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2025
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Romanian
Etymology
Borrowed from Portuguese cruzeiro.
Noun
cruzeiro m (plural cruzeiro)
- cruzeiro (obsolete Brazilian currency)
Declension
See also
cruzeiro on the Romanian Wikipedia.Wikipedia ro
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Spanish
Noun
cruzeiro m (plural cruzeiros)
- cruzeiro (obsolete Brazilian currency)
See also
cruzeiro on the Spanish Wikipedia.Wikipedia es
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