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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/
- Rhymes: -i
- Syllabification: ma‧ra‧ve‧dí
Noun
maravedí m (plural maravedís or maravedíes or maravedises)
- (historical) maravedi
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