maravedi
[ mar-uh-vey-dee ]
/ ˌmær əˈveɪ di /
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noun, plural mar·a·ve·dis.
a former gold coin issued by the Moors in Spain.
a former minor copper coin of Spain, discontinued in 1848.
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Marathonian, Marat, Jean-Paul, maraud, marauder, marauding, maravedi, Marbella, marble, marble bone disease, marble bones, marble cake
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maravedi
/ (ˌmærəˈveɪdɪ) /
noun plural -dis
any of various Spanish coins of copper or gold
Word Origin for maravedi
C15: from Spanish, from Arabic Murābitīn (plural of murābit marabout), the Moorish dynasty in Córdoba, 1087–1147
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