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