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crusado definition

cru·sado (kro̵̅o̅ zä′do̵̅o̅)

noun pl. crusadoes -·does or crusados -·dos

an obsolete Portuguese coin with the figure of a cross on it

Etymology: Port cruzado, orig., pp. of cruzar < ML cruciare: see crusade

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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