maravedi

noun

mar·​a·​ve·​di

ˌmarəˈvādē

plural -s

1

: an old Moorish gold dinar of Spain and Morocco

2

a

: a medieval Spanish unit of value equal to ¹/₃₄ real

b

: a copper coin representing one maravedi

Word History

Etymology

Spanish maravedí, from Arabic Murābiṭīn Almoravides, Muslim dynasty of the 11th and 12th centuries in North Africa and Spain, from plural of murābiṭ marabout

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