cruzeiro
noun
cruzeiro is spelled C-R-U-Z-E-I-R-O: 8 letters. It appears about once in every 15 million words in written English, the 115,751st most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, cruzeiro means “The currency of Brazil from 1942 to 1986 and 1990 to 1993” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of cruzeiro is cruzeiros.
How many letters and syllables are in cruzeiro?
| Letters | 8: C-R-U-Z-E-I-R-O |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 15 million words; the 115,751st most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is cruzeiro?
Cruzeiro appears about once in every 15 million words in written English, the 115,751st most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
Forms of cruzeiro
- cruzeiros plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does cruzeiro mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
The currency of Brazil from 1942 to 1986 and 1990 to 1993.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Cruzeiro in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense Brazilian currency:
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Translations are Wiktionary's, by sense; a linked word has its own PlainSpell page.
Where does cruzeiro come from?
From Portuguese cruzeiro (literally “Southern Cross”).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).