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 management of our boat was given over to the reis of the cataract.

From What We Saw in Egypt by Anonymous

I told him that I had defrauded a Hungarian gentleman named Timar of ten million reis.

From Timar's Two Worlds by Jókai, Mór

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

From by

All our money was then counted; there proved to be one hundred and seventy thousand reis altogether.

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