CRUZEIRO


Meaning of CRUZEIRO in English

/krooh zair"oh/ ; Port. /krddooh ze"rddoo/ , n. , pl. cruzeiros /-zair"ohz/ ; Port. /-ze"rddoos/ .

a monetary unit of Brazil equal to 100 centavos.

[ 1925-30;

cruz CROSS + -eiro -arius -ARY ]

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary.      Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House .