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moidore
[ moi-dawr, -dohr ]
noun
- a former gold coin of Portugal and Brazil.
moidore
/ ˈmɔɪdɔː /
noun
- a former Portuguese gold coin
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Word History and Origins
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Word History and Origins
Origin of moidore1
C18: from Portuguese moeda de ouro: money of gold
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Example Sentences
The moidore was worth six pieces of eight, the pistole four, the johannes eight.
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Here's gold moidore from Virginia—here—no, not that—that's keepsakes the girls gave me.
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On one occasion General Stone, the authority for the previous anecdote, crossed the ferry and offered a moidore in payment.
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Now let us go and sell the mantle, the gold alone is well worth a moidore.
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The moidore and the johannes were Portuguese coins, the pistole Spanish.
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