milreis
[
mil
-reys;
Portuguese
meel-
r
eys
]
/ˈmɪlˌreɪs;
Portuguese
milˈreɪs/
noun
,
plural
milreis.
1.
a silver coin and former monetary unit of Brazil, equal to 1000 reis, discontinued in 1942.
2.
a gold coin and former monetary unit of Portugal, equal to 1000 reis, discontinued in 1910.
Origin
1580-90;
<
Portuguese:
a thousand reis. See
milli-
,
reis
British Dictionary definitions for
milreis
milreis
/
ˈmɪlˌreɪs;
Portuguese
milˈrɛiʃ
/
noun
(
pl
)
-reis
1.
a former monetary unit of Portugal and Brazil, divided into 1000 reis
Word Origin
C16: from Portuguese, from
mil
thousand +
réis,
pl of
real
royal