luís

See also: luis and Luis

Portuguese

Etymology

Calque of French louis.

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /luˈis/ [lʊˈis]

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /luˈis/ [lʊˈis]
  • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA^(key): /luˈiʃ/ [lʊˈiʃ]

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /luˈiʃ/

• Rhymes: (Brazil) -is, (Portugal, Rio de Janeiro) -iʃ
• Homophone: Luís
• Hyphenation: lu‧ís

Noun

luís m (plural luíses)

1. (numismatics) louis (gold or silver coin issued by the French kings from Louis XIII to Louis XVI)

Related terms

• Luís

Further reading

• “luís”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2026
• “luís”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026