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maravedi

Meaningthe Almoravids

Common meaning: a tiny old Spanish coin

Journey through time

  1. ArabicMurabitin‘the Almoravid dynasty’source
  2. Spanishmaravedisource
  3. Englishmeaning shiftsthe Almoravid dynasty → a tiny old Spanish coinmaravedi‘a tiny old Spanish coin’ · today

Sources & notes

Meaning: “Meaning” is the sense that emerges from the word’s roots; “Common meaning” is today’s everyday sense. Both written by us.

Pronunciation

  • UK IPA: not available. Respelling: generated.
  • US IPA: not available. Respelling: generated.

Origin: Built on Arabic Murabitin ‘the Almoravids’.

Did you know: our wording, based on Skeat, Etymological Dictionary (1898), entry MARAVEDI, p. 353 · dictionary scan

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