Dictionary
mar•a•ve•di
Pronunciation: (mar"u-vā'dē), [key]—
n.,
—pl. -dis.
1. a former gold coin issued by the Moors in Spain.
2. a former minor copper coin of Spain, discontinued in 1848.
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