maravedí

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

Further reading

• “maravedí”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 2024 December 10