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milreis

milreis noun: a former currency of Portugal (until 1911). Also the plural of milrei.

Noun

milreis (plural milreis)

  1. (historical) A former currency of Portugal (until 1911).
  2. (historical) A former currency of Brazil (until 1942).

Also used as

milreis is also the plural of milrei.

Forms of milreis

pluralmilreis

Origin of milreis

From Portuguese mil réis (“one thousand reis”), from mil (“a thousand”) + réis, plural of real (“a rei”).

Questions about milreis

What does milreis mean?
Milreis means a former currency of Portugal (until 1911).
What part of speech is milreis?
Milreis is a noun.
What is the plural of milreis?
The plural of milreis is milreis.

Words near milreis in the dictionary

  1. milquetoastery
  2. milquetoastness
  3. milquetoasts
  4. milquetoasty
  5. milrei
  6. milreis
  7. milrinone
  8. milRNA
  9. milRNAs
  10. Milroy
  11. Milroy disease

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