Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

conto

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.61 in modern English

Syllables: con-to
IPA

7

Scrabble Score

5

Letters

2

Syllables

4

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

In Portugal and Brazil, a million reis.

Example Sentences

"‘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.

Inflected Forms

contos (plural)

Questions

What does conto mean?: In Portugal and Brazil, a million reis.
Where does conto come from?: Borrowed from Portuguese conto. Doublet of computus.

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