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Borrowed from Portuguese cruzeiro (literally “large cross”).
- IPA(key): [krʊˈzɛjrə] (phonetic respelling: крузэ́йро)
крузе́йро • (kruzɛ́jro) n inan (indeclinable)
- cruzeiro (the monetary unit of Brazil from 1942 to 1986 and 1990 to 1993)