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
Derived terms
- hierba del maravedí
- maravedí de oro
- maravedí de plata
Related terms
Further reading
- “maravedí”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014
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