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maravedi

[ mar-uh-vey-dee ]

noun

, plural mar·a·ve·dis.
  1. a former gold coin issued by the Moors in Spain.
  2. a former minor copper coin of Spain, discontinued in 1848.


maravedi

/ ˌmærəˈveɪdɪ /

noun

  1. any of various Spanish coins of copper or gold
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Word History and Origins

Origin of maravedi1

1530–40; < Spanish maravedí, from Arabic Murābitīn the Almoravids ( def ); marabout
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Word History and Origins

Origin of maravedi1

C15: from Spanish, from Arabic Murābitīn (plural of murābit marabout ), the Moorish dynasty in Córdoba, 1087–1147
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Example Sentences

Poor Ojeda could not raise another maravedi, and as nobody would stake him, the duel was off.

I would not have given ten maravedi for my head when those children of the devil were pushing us against the wall.

Lastly, there was no choice left her, the new commandant was daily expected, and she could not raise a maravedi.

Nevertheless, I should scorn to demand a single maravedi for my labour and skill, or for the wear and tear of my pantoufle.

"I value not his madness a maravedi," said Sir Hugh, whose anger was predominant at the moment.

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