Conto

noun

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    In Portugal and Brazil, a million reis. historical

    "‘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.’"

  2. 2
    1 conto equals 1,000 escudos in Portugal wordnet

Etymology

Borrowed from Portuguese conto. Doublet of computus.

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