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milreis
mil·reis
/
ˈmɪlˌreɪs;
Portuguese
milˈreɪs
/
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[
mil
-reys;
Portuguese
meel-
r
eys
]
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noun,
plural
mil·reis.
1.
a silver coin and former monetary unit of Brazil, equal to 1000 reis, discontinued in 1942.
2.
a gold coin and former monetary unit of Portugal, equal to 1000 reis, discontinued in 1910.
Origin:
1580–90;
<
Portuguese:
a thousand reis. See
milli-
,
reis
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milreis
(ˈmɪlˌreɪs,
Portuguese
milˈrɛiʃ)
—
n
,
pl
-reis
a former monetary unit of Portugal and Brazil, divided into 1000 reis
[C16: from Portuguese, from
mil
thousand +
réis,
pl of
real
royal]
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 10th Edition
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