moidore

[ moi-dawr, -dohr ]

/ ˈmɔɪ dɔr, -doʊr /

noun

a former gold coin of Portugal and Brazil.

Origin of moidore

1695–1705; <Portuguese moeda de ouro coin of gold <Latin monēta dē aurō.See money, de, or³

Words nearby moidore

Mohs scale, mohua, mohur, mohwa, M.O.I., moidore, moiety, moil, Moira, Moirai, moire

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Example sentences from the Web for moidore

On one occasion General Stone, the authority for the previous anecdote, crossed the ferry and offered a moidore in payment.
George Washington, Vol. II|Henry Cabot Lodge
The moidore and the johannes were Portuguese coins, the pistole Spanish.
Privateering and Piracy in the Colonial Period|Various
The moidore was worth six pieces of eight, the pistole four, the johannes eight.
Privateering and Piracy in the Colonial Period|Various
Now let us go and sell the mantle, the gold alone is well worth a moidore.
The Bible in Spain|George Borrow

British Dictionary definitions for moidore

moidore

/ (ˈmɔɪdɔː) /

noun

a former Portuguese gold coin

Word Origin for moidore

C18: from Portuguese moeda de ouro: money of gold

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单词	moidore
释义	moidore [ moi-dawr, -dohr ] / ˈmɔɪ dɔr, -doʊr / noun a former gold coin of Portugal and Brazil. Origin of moidore 1695–1705; <Portuguese moeda de ouro coin of gold <Latin monēta dē aurō.See money, de, or³ Words nearby moidore Mohs scale, mohua, mohur, mohwa, M.O.I., moidore, moiety, moil, Moira, Moirai, moire Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for moidore On one occasion General Stone, the authority for the previous anecdote, crossed the ferry and offered a moidore in payment. George Washington, Vol. II\|Henry Cabot Lodge The moidore and the johannes were Portuguese coins, the pistole Spanish. Privateering and Piracy in the Colonial Period\|Various The moidore was worth six pieces of eight, the pistole four, the johannes eight. Privateering and Piracy in the Colonial Period\|Various Now let us go and sell the mantle, the gold alone is well worth a moidore. The Bible in Spain\|George Borrow British Dictionary definitions for moidore moidore / (ˈmɔɪdɔː) / noun a former Portuguese gold coin Word Origin for moidore C18: from Portuguese moeda de ouro: money of gold Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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