maravedí

See also: maravedi

Spanish

Etymology

Inherited from Old Spanish marauedi, moravedi, morauedi, from Arabic مُرَابِطِين (murābiṭīn, literally “holy men”), the name of the Almoravid rulers of Muslim Spain during the 12th century.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /maɾabeˈdi/ [ma.ɾa.β̞eˈð̞i]
  • Rhymes: -i
  • Syllabification: ma‧ra‧ve‧dí

Noun

maravedí m (plural maravedíes or maravedís or maravedises)

  1. (historical) maravedi (a former Spanish coin and unit of currency, originally issued in gold but later in silver and copper, discontinued in 1848)

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