Conto

noun

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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

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centcolondollarfrancpiepound

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"‘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.’"

Etymology

Borrowed from Portuguese conto. Doublet of computus.

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