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noun

A gold coin from Persian Empire, introduced by Darius the Great (522-486 BC) and used until Alexander the Great's invasion (330 BC).

OriginAncient Greek δᾱρεικός ← Old Persian *darikah →
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Meanings

noundaric (plural darics)

plural darics

  1. A gold coin from Persian Empire, introduced by Darius the Great (522-486 BC) and used until Alexander the Great's invasion (330 BC).

Origin

  1. Old Persian*darikah
  2. Ancient Greekδᾱρεικός
  3. Englishdaric

From Ancient Greek δᾱρεικός (dāreikós), from Old Persian *darikah. Doublet of gold and yellow. Considered by classical authors to be from Δαρεῖος (Dareîos, “Darius”) who standardized the coinage as such, but this is a folk etymology.

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Translations

Ancient Greek δαρεικός
  • δαρεικός (dareikós)gold coin from Persia
Czech dáreikos
  • dáreikosgold coin from Persia
Finnish dareikki
  • dareikkigold coin from Persia
French darique
  • dariquegold coin from Persia
German Dareikos
  • Dareikosgold coin from Persia
Hebrew אֲדַרְכּוֹן, דַּרָכְּמוֹן
  • אֲדַרְכּוֹן (adarkon)gold coin from Persia
  • דַּרָכְּמוֹןgold coin from Persia
Italian darico
  • daricogold coin from Persia
Latin darīcus
  • darīcusgold coin from Persia
Persian دریک
  • دریک (darik)gold coin from Persia
Portuguese darico, dárico
  • daricogold coin from Persia
  • dáricogold coin from Persia

Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

DiraccardiacridRadicIcardDarcicairdCidracaridarcid
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Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “daric,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/daric.

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