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conto

conto noun: in Portugal and Brazil, a million reis.

Noun

conto (plural contos)

  1. (historical) In Portugal and Brazil, a million reis.
    • ‘I have a friend […] who has filed suit against the state for the cows and sheep that the army troops ate. He's asking for seventy contos in compensation, no less.’1984, Mario Vargas Llosa, translated by Helen R. Lane, The War of the End of the World, Folio Society, published 2012, page 506

Forms of conto

pluralcontos

Origin of conto

Borrowed from Portuguese conto. Doublet of computus.

Questions about conto

What does conto mean?
Conto means in Portugal and Brazil, a million reis.
What part of speech is conto?
Conto is a noun.
What is the plural of conto?
The plural of conto is contos.

Words near conto in the dictionary

  1. contl.
  2. contline
  3. contlines
  4. contn.
  5. contns.
  6. conto
  7. contoid
  8. contoids
  9. contone
  10. contones
  11. Contoocook

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