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cruzado.

cruzado (old monetary unit of Brazil)

7 characters3 syllables approx.Português language

Meaning & usage

noun/kɾuˈza.du/Brazil/kɾuˈza.du/Portugal[kɾuˈza.ðu]Portugal/kɾuˈza.du/Portugal, Southern

  1. cruzado (old monetary unit of Brazil)

    masculine

  2. cruzado (old monetary unit of Portugal)

    masculine

  3. crusader

    masculine
Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *(s)ker-der.? Proto-Italic *kruks /*krukis Latin crux Old Galician-Portuguese cruz Portuguese cruz Portuguese -ado Portuguese cruzado From cruz (“cross”) + -ado.

adj/kɾuˈza.du/Brazil/kɾuˈza.du/Portugal[kɾuˈza.ðu]Portugal/kɾuˈza.du/Portugal, Southern

  1. crossed

Where this word comes from

Past participle of cruzar.

verb/kɾuˈza.du/Brazil/kɾuˈza.du/Portugal[kɾuˈza.ðu]Portugal/kɾuˈza.du/Portugal, Southern

  1. past participle of cruzar

    form-of · participle · past
Where this word comes from

Past participle of cruzar.

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