xerafim

noun

xe·​ra·​fim

-ēⁿ,

-ēm

variants or xerafin or less commonly xeraphim or xeraphin

plural -s

: a silver coin current in Portuguese India before the 19th century and worth 300 to 360 reis

Word History

Etymology

Portuguese xerafim, from Arabic sharīfi, from sharīf noble

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