/kon"toh/ ; Port. /kawn"too/ , n. , pl. contos /-tohz/ ; in Portugal /-toosh/ ; in Brazil /-toos/ .
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.
[ 1595-1605;
computus reckoning, n. deriv. of L computare to COMPUTE; see COUNT 1 ]