moidore

[ moi-dawr, -dohr ]

noun
  1. a former gold coin of Portugal and Brazil.

Origin of moidore

1
1695–1705; <Portuguese moeda de ouro coin of gold <Latin monēta dē aurō.See money, de, or3

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moidore

/ (ˈmɔɪdɔː) /


noun
  1. a former Portuguese gold coin

Origin of moidore

1
C18: from Portuguese moeda de ouro: money of gold

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