"cruzeiro" meaning in Portuguese

See cruzeiro in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /kɾuˈze(j).ɾu/ [Brazil], [kɾuˈze(ɪ̯).ɾu] [Brazil], /kɾuˈze(j).ɾu/ [Brazil], [kɾuˈze(ɪ̯).ɾu] [Brazil], /kɾuˈze(j).ɾo/ [Southern-Brazil], [kɾuˈze(ɪ̯).ɾo] [Southern-Brazil], /kɾuˈzɐj.ɾu/ [Portugal], /kɾuˈzɐj.ɾu/ [Portugal], /kɾuˈzej.ɾu/ [Northern, Portugal], /kɾuˈzej.ɾu/ [Central, Portugal], /kɾuˈze.ɾu/ [Portugal, Southern] Forms: cruzeiros [plural]
Rhymes: -ejɾu Etymology: From cruz + -eiro. Compare Galician cruceiro, Spanish crucero. Etymology templates: {{suffix|pt|cruz|eiro}} cruz + -eiro, {{cog|gl|cruceiro}} Galician cruceiro, {{cog|es|crucero}} Spanish crucero Head templates: {{pt-noun|m}} cruzeiro m (plural cruzeiros)
  1. calvary (a type of monumental public Christian cross, sometimes encased in an open shrine) Tags: masculine
    Sense id: en-cruzeiro-pt-noun-pt:calvary Categories (other): Christianity Disambiguation of Christianity: 26 23 12 19 11 10
  2. (architecture) crossing (the volume formed by the intersection of chancel, nave and transepts in a cruciform church; often with a tower or cupola over it) Tags: masculine
    Sense id: en-cruzeiro-pt-noun-pt:architecture Categories (other): Architecture, Architecture, Christianity Disambiguation of Architecture: 2 76 8 7 4 4 Disambiguation of Christianity: 26 23 12 19 11 10 Topics: architecture
  3. cruise (a sea or lake voyage, especially one taken for pleasure) Tags: masculine
    Sense id: en-cruzeiro-pt-noun-pt:cruise Categories (other): Christianity Disambiguation of Christianity: 26 23 12 19 11 10
  4. cruise ship, cruiser (a passenger ship used for pleasure voyages, where the voyage itself and the ship's amenities are considered an essential part of the experience) Tags: masculine
    Sense id: en-cruzeiro-pt-noun-pt:cruise_ship Categories (other): Pages with 7 entries, Pages with entries, Portuguese entries with incorrect language header, Portuguese terms suffixed with -eiro, Christianity, Historical currencies, Nautical, Watercraft Disambiguation of Pages with 7 entries: 3 12 25 43 12 4 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 2 11 26 47 12 2 Disambiguation of Portuguese entries with incorrect language header: 3 14 25 37 12 9 Disambiguation of Portuguese terms suffixed with -eiro: 5 12 19 36 11 18 Disambiguation of Christianity: 26 23 12 19 11 10 Disambiguation of Historical currencies: 3 9 20 38 10 19 Disambiguation of Nautical: 0 0 8 68 23 0 Disambiguation of Watercraft: 0 0 0 78 22 0
  5. (archaic) cruiser (a class of fast warships of medium tonnage, having a long cruising range but less armour and firepower than a battleship) Tags: archaic, masculine Synonyms: cruzador
    Sense id: en-cruzeiro-pt-noun-pt:cruiser Categories (other): Christianity Disambiguation of Christianity: 26 23 12 19 11 10
  6. cruzeiro (obsolete Brazilian currency) Tags: masculine
    Sense id: en-cruzeiro-pt-noun-pt:currency
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: cruzeiro novo, cruzeiro real Related terms: cruz, cruzeta, cruzado, cruzado novo

Inflected forms

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