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

Noun

maravedí m (plural maravedís or maravedíes or maravedises)

1. (historical) maravedi

Derived terms

• hierba del maravedí
• maravedí de oro
• maravedí de plata

 

Related terms

• almorávide

 

Further reading

• “maravedí”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014