moidore

[ moi-dawr, -dohr ]

/ ˈmɔɪ dɔr, -doʊr /

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noun

a former gold coin of Portugal and Brazil.

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Origin of moidore

1695–1705; <Portuguese moeda de ouro coin of gold <Latin monēta dē aurō.See money, de, or³

Words nearby moidore

Mohs scale, mohua, mohur, mohwa, M.O.I., moidore, moiety, moil, Moira, Moirai, moire

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How to use moidore in a sentence

The moidore was worth six pieces of eight, the pistole four, the johannes eight.
Privateering and Piracy in the Colonial Period|Various
Here's gold moidore from Virginia—here—no, not that—that's keepsakes the girls gave me.
The Virginians|William Makepeace Thackeray
On one occasion General Stone, the authority for the previous anecdote, crossed the ferry and offered a moidore in payment.
George Washington, Vol. II|Henry Cabot Lodge
Now let us go and sell the mantle, the gold alone is well worth a moidore.
The Bible in Spain|George Borrow

The moidore and the johannes were Portuguese coins, the pistole Spanish.
Privateering and Piracy in the Colonial Period|Various

British Dictionary definitions for moidore

moidore

/ (ˈmɔɪdɔː) /

noun

a former Portuguese gold coin

Word Origin for moidore

C18: from Portuguese moeda de ouro: money of gold

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