reis

reis

[reys; Portuguese reys] .
plural noun, singular re·al [rey-ahl; Portuguese re-ahl] .
a former money of account of Portugal and Brazil.
Compare milreis.


Origin:
1545–55; < Portuguese, plural of real real2

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