cruzeiros
/kruˈzeɪroʊz/
noun
- The former basic monetary unit of Brazil, used from 1942 to 1994.
- After hyperinflation, the cruzeiro was replaced by the real.
- 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.