maravedí
See also: maravedi
Spanish
Etymology
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)
- (historical) maravedi
Related terms
- almorávide
Further reading
- “maravedí”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014