maravedi

[mar-uh-vey-dee]

mar·a·ve·di

[mar-uh-vey-dee]
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 is always a great word to know.
So is bezoar. Does it mean:
an extraordinary or unusual thing, person, or event; an exceptional example or instance.
a calculus or concretion found in the stomach or intestines of certain animals, esp. ruminants, formerly reputed to be an effective remedy for poison.
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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 murābitmarabout), the Moorish dynasty in Córdoba, 1087--1147]

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