cruzeiro

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English

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Etymology

From Portuguese cruzeiro (literally “Southern Cross”).

Noun

cruzeiro (plural cruzeiros)

  1. The currency of Brazil from 1942 to 1986 and 1990 to 1993.

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French

Noun

cruzeiro m (plural cruzeiros)

  1. cruzeiro (obsolete Brazilian currency)

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Norwegian Bokmål

Noun

cruzeiro m (definite singular cruzeiroen, indefinite plural cruzeiros or cruzeiro, definite plural cruzeiroene)

  1. cruzeiro (obsolete Brazilian currency)

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Norwegian Nynorsk

Noun

cruzeiro m (definite singular cruzeiroen, indefinite plural cruzeiros or cruzeiro, definite plural cruzeiroane)

  1. cruzeiro (obsolete Brazilian currency)

Portuguese

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Several calvaries in Galicia, Spain (sense 1)
Cathedral floor plan (crossing is shaded) (sense 2)
A cruise ship (sense 4)
A cruiser (sense 5)

Etymology

From cruz +‎ -eiro. Compare Galician cruceiro, Spanish crucero.

Pronunciation

 
 

  • Rhymes: -ejɾu
  • Hyphenation: cru‧zei‧ro

Noun

cruzeiro m (plural cruzeiros)

  2. calvary (a type of monumental public Christian cross, sometimes encased in an open shrine)
  4. (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)
  6. cruise (a sea or lake voyage, especially one taken for pleasure)
  8. 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)
  10. (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
  12. cruzeiro (obsolete Brazilian currency)

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Romanian

Etymology

Borrowed from Portuguese cruzeiro.

Noun

cruzeiro m (plural cruzeiro)

  1. cruzeiro (obsolete Brazilian currency)

Declension

singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative-accusative cruzeiro cruzeiroul cruzeiro cruzeiroi
genitive-dative cruzeiro cruzeiroului cruzeiro cruzeirolor
vocative cruzeiroule cruzeirolor

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Spanish

Noun

cruzeiro m (plural cruzeiros)

  1. cruzeiro (obsolete Brazilian currency)

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