reis

Examples

• All

• The travelers exchanged their euros for reis when they arrived in Brazil.

• Twenty thousand reis, with interest?

  Beat the World (2011)

• For example, when the travelers receive a bill in Portuguese currency, reis, it is incomprehensible to them, and they are convinced they have been overcharged.

  Academic text (1997)

• In the 19th century, a loaf of bread cost around a hundred reis.

• The antique shop had a collection of coins, including old reis from Portugal.

Synonyms

P

peseta

vsreis

• Archaic

7 8.9

Old Spanish money replaced by the euro in 2002

is an older former unit used in Portugal and Brazil rather than Spain

R

real

vsreis

1 3.7

The currency of Brazil, equal to 100 centavos

is the older historical form used as the plural of that unit

C

cruzeiro

vsreis

• Archaic

1 9.7

An old form of money once used in Brazil

is an older former unit that serves as the plural of a later unit

E

escudo

vsreis

1 9.9

A former Portuguese unit of money equal to 100 centavos used before the euro

is an older former unit from an earlier period and used in Brazil too

C

cruzado

vsreis

• Archaic

9.8

A former Brazilian currency used in the 1980s

is an older former unit used earlier and functioning as a plural form

P

Portuguese escudo

vsreis

• Literature

8.6

Money Portugal used before the euro, equal to 100 centavos

is older and was used earlier in both Portugal and Brazil rather than later

C

Cape Verde escudo

vsreis

7.0

The main money used in Cape Verde is equal to 100 centavos

is an older former unit used in Portugal and Brazil, not Cape Verde's current unit

D

dobra

vsreis

9.9

Money used in São Tomé and Príncipe

is an older former unit used in Portugal and Brazil, not Sao Tome's current unit

Surface Forms

Etymology