moidore


moi·dore

M0369500 (moi′dôr′, moi-dôr′)n. A former Portuguese or Brazilian gold coin that was also current in England in the early 1700s.
[Alteration of Portuguese moeda d'ouro : moeda (from Latin monēta, coin; see money) + de, of (from Latin dē; see de-) + ouro, gold (from Latin aurum).]

moidore

(ˈmɔɪdɔː) n (Currencies) a former Portuguese gold coin[C18: from Portuguese moeda de ouro: money of gold]