conto

American  

[kon-toh, kawn-too] / ˈkɒn toʊ, ˈkɔn tʊ /

noun

plural

contos

1. a money of account of Portugal and Cape Verde, equal to 1000 escudos.

2. a former money of account in Portugal and Brazil equal to 1000 milreis.

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conto British  

/ ˈkɒntəʊ, ˈkõːtu /

noun

1. a former Portuguese monetary unit worth 1000 escudos

2. an unofficial Brazilian monetary unit worth 1000 cruzeiros (now replaced by the real)

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Etymology

Origin of conto

1595–1605; < Portuguese < Late Latin computus reckoning, noun derivative of Latin computāre to compute; see count ¹

Example Sentences

A buon conto anche in Italia qui non era cieco, sovente potea mirare i più delicati lavori di Seta, che servivano di ornamenti alle Chiese e alle sacre funzioni.”

From The Art of Needle-work, from the Earliest Ages, 3rd ed. Including Some Notices of the Ancient Historical Tapestries by Menzies, Sutherland, fl. 1840-1883

The king's income, under the civil list, was a "conto of reis" a day, or something over £80,000 a year.

From The Great Events by Famous Historians, Volume 21 The Recent Days (1910-1914) by Horne, Charles F. (Charles Francis)

Pues savido esto Picado se fue luego y lo conto al marquez y el le rrespondio.

From History of the Conquest of Peru; with a preliminary view of the civilization of the Incas by Prescott, William Hickling

La quarta però non ammette interpretazione, e debbe essere per ogni conto proscritta.

From Irish Ecclesiastical Record, Volume 1, May 1865 by