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mara·vedi (mar′ə vā′dē)

noun

  1. a gold coin used by the Moors in Spain in the 11th & 12th cent.
  2. an obsolete Spanish copper coin

Etymology: Sp < Ar Murābiṭīn, name of a Moorish dynasty at Córdoba (1086-1147) < murābiṭ: see marabout

Browse dictionary entries near maravedi

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  10. ‹ maraschino cherries
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