moidore
moidore noun: an old Portuguese gold coin, minted from 1640 to 1732.
Noun
moidore (plural moidores)
- An old Portuguese gold coin, minted from 1640 to 1732.
- It was a strange collection, like Billy Bones’s hoard for the diversity of coinage, but so much larger and so much more varied that I think I never had more pleasure than in sorting them. English, French, Spanish, Portuguese, Georges, and Louises, doubloons and double guineas and moidores and...1883, Robert Louis Stevenson, Treasure Island
Forms of moidore
| plural | moidores |
|---|---|
| alternative form | moydore |
Origin of moidore
From Portuguese moeda de ouro, literally "golden coin".
Questions about moidore
- What does moidore mean?
- Moidore means an old Portuguese gold coin, minted from 1640 to 1732.
- What part of speech is moidore?
- Moidore is a noun.
- What is the plural of moidore?
- The plural of moidore is moidores.
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