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real

4 characters1 syllables approx.Bahasa Indonesia language

Meaning & usage

adj/ˈril/Standard-Indonesian[ˈrɪl]Standard-Indonesian

  1. real

Where this word comes from

From English real, from Middle English real, from Old French reel, from Late Latin reālis (“actual”), from Latin rēs (“matter, thing”), from Proto-Indo-European *reh₁ís (“wealth, goods”). Doublet of riil.

noun/ˈreal/Standard-Indonesian[ˈre.al]Standard-Indonesian

  1. alternative form of riyal (“riyal”)

    alt-of · alternative

  2. real former unit of currency of Spain and Spain's colonies.

  3. real a unit of currency used in Portugal and its colonies from 1430 until 1911, and in Brazil from 1790 until 1942.

  4. real a unit of currency used in Brazil since 1994.

Where this word comes from

Borrowed from Arabic رِيَال (riyāl), Portuguese real (literally “royal”), and Spanish real (literally “royal”), from Latin rēgālis (“regal, royal”). Doublet of rial, riyal, and royal.

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