maravedi
Americannoun
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maravedis
plural
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a former gold coin issued by the Moors in Spain.
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a former minor copper coin of Spain, discontinued in 1848.
noun
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Etymology
Origin of maravedi
1530–40; < Spanish maravedí, from Arabic Murābitīn the Almoravids ( def. ); see marabout
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It is that blasted machinist who hasn't a maravedi.
From The Resources of Quinola by Honoré de Balzac
One excellente = 11 reals 1 maravedi = 375 maravedis.
From The History of Currency, 1252 to 1896 by William Arthur Shaw
Everybody complimented him on his bargain, declaring the horse was worth a hundred and fifty ducats as surely as an egg was worth a maravedi.
From The Exemplary Novels of Cervantes by Miguel de Cervantes Saavedra
Suppose I were to take Zillah to wife—the old rascal would not give me a maravedi.
From The Buccaneer A Tale by Mrs. S. C. Hall
A sad termination for such a welcome beginning, for the two unhappy creatures, Juan and Maria, had neither maravedi nor cuarto in the money box!
From First Love (Little Blue Book #1195) And Other Fascinating Stories of Spanish Life by Pedro Antonio de Alarcón
The payment presented at Madrid’s city hall in medieval Spain’s currency consists of 50 maravedis, as stated in an agreement between the city and shepherds that dates back to 1418.
From Seattle Times ● Oct. 23, 2022
The gaunt Genoese captain promises an annual pension of 25,000 maravedis to the man who first sights land, and Lepe is the lucky fellow.
From Time Magazine Archive
A copper coin of the value of four maravedis, or about one English farthing.
From The Bible in Spain - Vol. 2 [of 2] by George Henry Borrow
Here shine, in dazzling raiment and with ecstatic expressions, the saints and martyrs ordered in the fifteenth century from Burgos for the sum of 20,000 maravedis.
From Cathedrals of Spain by John A.
Is he likely to receive a brass crucifix worth two maravedis every year, and every year to sheathe it in gold?
From The Spanish Jade by William Henry Hyde
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