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

Two "dumps"—large copper coins worth forty reis each—was the last of my money.

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

Native reis of the boat has a brown woollen capote over his blue cotton gown, the hood drawn over his turban.

From Julia Ward Howe 1819-1910 by Elliott, Maud Howe

The pocket-book was then examined and found to contain eighty thousand reis, Brazilian money—forty dollars.

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

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

Coen meende gegronde hoop te mogen koesteren op het welslagen van den tocht, daar een Spaansche stuurman, die reeds tweemaal de reis van Acapulco naar Manila meegemaakt had, zich als gevangene op de vloot bevond.

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