Etymology

xeraphim

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Today it means: An old monetary unit of Portuguese India from the 16th to 19th centuries, equal to 300 reis. Full definition →

Portuguese xarafin ← Arabic اَشْرَاف
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  1. Arabic · derived fromاَشْرَاف
  2. Portuguese · borrowed fromxarafin
  3. English todayxeraphim

From Portuguese xarafin, from Arabic اَشْرَاف (ašrāf), plural form of شَرِيف (šarīf, “highborn”).

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