1. plural of real; former monetary units of Spain and various Latin American countries
Usage: historical

Examples

• The old Spanish reales were replaced by the peseta in 1868.
• Colonial merchants often traded in reales throughout the Americas.
• Eight reales made up one peso in the traditional Spanish monetary system.
• The museum displayed several silver reales from the 18th century.
• Pirates’ treasure chests were often filled with pieces of eight reales.