cruzado
/kruˈzɑdoʊ/
noun
- The former basic monetary unit of Brazil, used from 1986 to 1989.
- My grandfather saved a few cruzado notes from his trip to Brazil in the 1980s.
- The price of a loaf of bread back then was just a few cruzados.
- Collectors sometimes pay high prices for uncirculated cruzado coins.
- A historical Portuguese gold coin.
- Pirates often sought after Spanish and Portuguese cruzados.
- He found an old cruzado while digging in his backyard.
- The museum displayed a 17th-century cruzado from Portugal.