morocota

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English

Etymology

From Spanish morocota.

Noun

morocota (plural morocotas)

  1. (historical) A twenty-dollar coin of Venezuela.

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Spanish

Noun

morocota f (plural morocotas)

  1. (Venezuela, historical) a twenty-dollar coin
    • 2017 April 2, “Sonia”, in El Nacional:
      Gómez quedó tan extasiado viéndola bailar que, en un estuche de terciopelo rojo, le regaló el nombre de Pavlova escrito en morocotas y se dice que ordenó a los maridos, en Caracas, para que suspendieran el póker y las francachelas y compartieran con sus esposas la emoción de ver a la gran bailarina interpretando la muerte del cisne sobre el escenario del Municipal.
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