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moi·dore (mo̵idôr′)

noun

a former gold coin of Portugal and Brazil

Etymology: Port moeda d'ouro, lit., coin of gold < L moneta, money + aurum, gold

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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