reis

American  

[reys, reys] / reɪs, reɪs /

plural noun

singular

real

1. a former money of account of Portugal and Brazil.

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Etymology

Origin of reis

1545–55; < Portuguese, plural of real real ²

Example Sentences

The daily pay of these soldiers amounts to 20 reis, or about one penny!

From Narrative of the Circumnavigation of the Globe by the Austrian Frigate Novara, Volume I (Commodore B. Von Wullerstorf-Urbair,) Undertaken by Order of the Imperial Government in the Years 1857, 1858, & 1859, Under the Immediate Auspices of His I. and R. Highness the Archduke Ferdinand Maximilian, Commander-In-Chief of the Austrian Navy. by Scherzer, Karl Ritter von

Reeds spoedig werden deze gevolgd door een tweede vloot, waarna vele andere dezelfde gevaarvolle reis ondernamen.

From by

English; the Portuguese only 1/20d., one thousand reis making the Portuguese dollar, or piece of mil reis, hence called a milrei or milreis.

From The Bible in Spain - Vol. 2 [of 2] by Borrow, George Henry

That little luncheon cost me just two thousand reis.

From The Story of a Strange Career Being the Autobiography of a Convict; an Authentic Document by Anonymous

Sva thundr um reist fyr thiotha rauc, thar hann up um reis er hann aptr of kom.

From Teutonic Mythology, Vol. 1 of 3 Gods and Goddesses of the Northland by Ph.D.