maravedí
See also: maravedi
Spanish
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Etymology
[edit]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
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[edit]maravedí m (plural maravedíes or maravedís or maravedises)
- (historical) maravedi (a former Spanish coin and unit of currency, originally issued in gold but later in silver and copper, discontinued in 1848)
Derived terms
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[edit]Further reading
[edit]- “maravedí”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025
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