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maravedi
mar·a·ve·di
/
ˌmær
əˈveɪ
di
/
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mar-
uh
-
vey
-dee
]
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noun,
plural
mar·a·ve·dis.
1.
a former gold coin issued by the Moors in Spain.
2.
a former minor copper coin of Spain, discontinued in 1848.
Origin:
1530–40;
<
Spanish
maravedí
<
Arabic
Murābitīn
the
Almoravids;
see
marabout
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maravedi
(ˌmærəˈveɪdɪ)
—
n
,
pl
-dis
any of various Spanish coins of copper or gold
[C15: from Spanish, from Arabic
Murābitīn
(plural of
murābit
marabout
), the Moorish dynasty in Córdoba, 1087--1147]
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 10th Edition
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