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conto

[ kon-toh; Portuguese kawn-too ]

noun

, plural con·tos [kon, -tohz, kawn, -t, oo, sh, kawn, -t, oo, s].
  1. a money of account of Portugal and Cape Verde, equal to 1000 escudos.
  2. a former money of account in Portugal and Brazil equal to 1000 milreis.

conto

/ ˈkɒntəʊ; ˈkõːtu /

noun

  1. a former Portuguese monetary unit worth 1000 escudos
  2. an unofficial Brazilian monetary unit worth 1000 cruzeiros (now replaced by the real)
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Word History and Origins

Origin of conto1

1595–1605; < Portuguese < Late Latin computus reckoning, noun derivative of Latin computāre to compute; count 1
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Word History and Origins

Origin of conto1

C17: from Portuguese, from Late Latin computus calculation, from computāre to reckon, compute ; see count 1
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Example Sentences

Chi fa il conto senza l'oste, gli convien farlo due volte—He who reckons without his host must reckon again.

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