cruzeiro
/kruˈzeɪroʊ/
noun
- The basic monetary unit of Brazil from 1942 to 1986 and again from 1990 to 1994, replaced by the real.
- Collectors sometimes pay high prices for rare cruzeiro coins.
- The price of a loaf of bread was only a few cruzeiros back then.
- My grandfather saved a few cruzeiros from his trip to Brazil in the 1970s.