reis
Americanplural noun
singular
realEtymology
Origin of reis
1545–55; < Portuguese, plural of real real 2
Example Sentences
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I believe we were lucky, on the whole, while matching ourselves against the local bookmaker, and realised a few thousands—not of pounds, but reis, of which a thousand are equivalent to two shillings.
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The reis had in fact been long in secret one of the most zealous disciples of Hassan Sabah.
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Native reis of the boat has a brown woollen capote over his blue cotton gown, the hood drawn over his turban.
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Formerly there was a small quantity brought to market, and sold for 14,000 reis the quintal.
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Also a coin equal to two Spanish reals or twenty Portuguese reis, or ten of which made a cruzado.
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