milreis

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noun

A former currency of Portugal (until 1911).

OriginPortuguese mil réis →
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Meanings

nounmilreis (plural milreis)
  1. historicalA former currency of Portugal (until 1911).
  2. historicalA former currency of Brazil (until 1942).
noun
  1. pluralplural of milrei

Origin

  1. Portuguesemil réis“one thousand reis”
  2. Englishmilreis

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

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APA

milreis. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/milreis

MLA

“milreis.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/milreis. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “milreis,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/milreis.

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