Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

maravedi

/mæɹəˈveɪdi/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: mar-ave-di
IPA: /mæɹəˈveɪdi/

14

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

3

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A former Spanish coin and unit of currency, originally issued in gold but later in silver and copper, discontinued in 1848.

noun

A very small quantity or value; the least possible amount.

Example Sentences

"an thou dost go on to put thy filthy lucre in the balance with thy daughter’s life and honour, by Heaven, I will strip thee of every maravedi thou hast in the world, before three days are out!"
"I think I know myself; I am not prone to suspicion; but for those strange words, I should not have cared a maravedi for her painting that cursed flower."

Etymology

From Spanish maravedí, from Arabic مُرَابِطِين (murābiṭīn), an inflected plural of مُرَابِط (murābiṭ, “holy man”), the name of the Almoravid rulers of Muslim Spain during the 12th century. Compare marabout.

Origin

Source language: Spanish

Word Breakdown

Root: maravedí, مُرَابِطِين, ر ب ط

Inflected Forms

maravedis (plural)

Synonyms

jot shred whit farthing

Questions

How do you pronounce maravedi?: The recorded pronunciation is /mæɹəˈveɪdi/.
What does maravedi mean?: A former Spanish coin and unit of currency, originally issued in gold but later in silver and copper, discontinued in 1848.
Where does maravedi come from?: It is traced to Spanish.

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