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crusado

[ kroo-sey-doh, -zah- ]

noun

plural crusadoes, crusados.
  1. an early Portuguese coin of gold or silver, bearing the figure of a cross.


crusado

/ kruˈzɑːdu; kruːˈzeɪdəʊ; kruːˈseɪdəʊ /

noun

  1. a former gold or silver coin of Portugal bearing on its reverse the figure of a cross
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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yvlog History and Origins

Origin of crusado1

First recorded in 1535–45, crusado is from the Portuguese word cruzado crossed, marked with a cross. See cross, -ate 1
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yvlog History and Origins

Origin of crusado1

C16: literally, marked with a cross, from cruzar to bear a cross; see crusade
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Example Sentences

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Monday in the 1300 block of Crusado Lane.

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Crusado, kroo-sā′do, n. a Portuguese coin, so called because marked with a cross.

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In the public rejoicings at the defeat of the Armada, in 1589, a ludicrous bard poured forth his patriotic effusions in what he called “A Skeltonical Salutation, or Condign Gratulation,” of the Spaniard, who, he says,— ——In a bravado, Spent many a crusado.

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Yet deeming this amour incongruous with the holy vow of arms by which he was bound, he determined to conceal their nuptials, until his return from the crusado, when he purposed to seek and acknowledge her for his lawful wife.

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No crusado ever returned with more humility.

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