Definition
A former monetary unit of Portugal and Brazil, or a Portuguese coin bearing a cross.
Etymology
From Portuguese 'cruzado' meaning 'crossed,' from 'cruz' (cross), because the coin featured a cross design. The word traveled from Portugal to Brazil via colonial trade routes.
Kelly Says
The cruzado literally means 'crossed' because it was stamped with a cross—Portuguese merchants spreading across the Atlantic thought a cross symbol on money would bring good fortune to trade.
Translations
DADansk
crucifix
kroo-si-fikks
ELΕλληνικά
σταυρός
stavros
ESEspañol
cruzado
kruz-ah-doh
FRFrançais
cruzado
kruz-ah-doh
HAHA
gidan salibi
gi-dan sa-li-bi
HIहिन्दी
क्रुज़ाडो
kru-za-doh
HUMagyar
kereszt
ker-esh-t
IDBahasa Indonesia
salib
sa-lib
ITItaliano
crociato
kro-cha-toh
MSBahasa Melayu
salib
sa-lib
PTPortuguês
cruzado
kruz-ah-doh
RORomână
crucea
kroo-tseh-ah
SVSvenska
crucifix
kroo-si-fikks
SWKiswahili
mishale
mi-sha-leh
TEతెలుగు
క్రుసేడ్
kru-sed
THไทย
เครื่องหมายกาก
khrueang-maai-kaak
UKУкраїнська
хрест
khrysht
VITiếng Việt
thanh kiếm
thanh-khim
ZUZU
ukukhala
u-ku-kha-la