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- [kon-toh; Portuguese kawn-too]
- /ˈkɒn toʊ; Portuguese ˈkɔn tʊ/
- /kˈɒntəʊ/
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- [kon-toh; Portuguese kawn-too]
- /ˈkɒn toʊ; Portuguese ˈkɔn tʊ/
Definitions of conto word
- noun conto a former Portuguese monetary unit worth 1000 escudos 3
- noun conto an unofficial Brazilian monetary unit worth 1000 cruzeiros (now replaced by the real) 3
- noun conto a money of account of Portugal and Cape Verde, equal to 1,000 escudos 3
- noun plural conto a money of account of Portugal and Cape Verde, equal to 1000 escudos. 1
- noun plural conto a former money of account in Portugal and Brazil equal to 1000 milreis. 1
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Origin of conto
First appearance:
before 1595 One of the 38% oldest English words
1595-1605; < Portuguese < Late Latin computus reckoning, noun derivative of Latin computāre to compute; see count1
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Parts of speech for Conto
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
conto popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 77% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
According to our data about 51% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.