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reis¹

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From Ottoman Turkish رئیس, from Arabic رَئِيس (raʔīs, “head, chief, leader”)

noun reises · rais · ras

  1. historical The holder of an Ottoman military rank akin to that of naval captain.

reis²

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See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

noun

  1. plural plural of real (unit of currency formerly used in Portugal and Brazil)
  2. plural plural of rei

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noun holder of military rank

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@misc{reis_2026,
  title = {reis},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/reis},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}