conto
noun
a money of account of Portugal and Cape Verde, equal to 1000 escudos.
contos
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pluralof conto.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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Received from the Right Hon. Lord Cochrane, &c. &c. the sum of one thousand milreis, on account of a distribution of eighty contos of reis, &c. &c.
From Narrative of Services in the Liberation of Chili, Peru and Brazil, from Spanish and Portuguese Domination, Volume 2 by Thomas Cochrane, Earl of Dundonald
I therefore use the freedom to assure Your Excellency the amount of 400 contos of Reis, as an indemnification for your losses.
From Narrative of Services in the Liberation of Chili, Peru and Brazil, from Spanish and Portuguese Domination, Volume 2 by Thomas Cochrane, Earl of Dundonald
It would be necessary to count by hundreds of contos.
From Eight Hundred Leagues on the Amazon by Jules Verne
There are fifty-eight words, and that makes fifty-eight contos.
From Eight Hundred Leagues on the Amazon by Jules Verne
Have you heard tell of the famous diamond of Abaete, which was valued at more than two million contos of reis?
From Eight Hundred Leagues on the Amazon by Jules Verne
