rial

Etymology

Borrowed from Persian ریال (riyâl) (in the case of Iran) and a variant transliteration of Arabic رِيَال (riyāl) (in the case of Oman and Yemen), from Spanish real. Doublet of real, royal, and regal.

noun

  1. The official currencies of Iran, Oman, and Yemen.
  2. A former currency of Morocco and Tunisia
  3. (historical) An old gold coin of England.

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