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cru·za·do | \ krü-ˈzä-(ˌ)dō 
, -(ˌ)dü \
, -(ˌ)dü \ plural cruzados
Definition of cruzado
: the basic monetary unit of Brazil from 1986 to 1990
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The first known use of cruzado was in 1986
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