xeraphim

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noun

An old monetary unit of Portuguese India from the 16th to 19th centuries, equal to 300 reis.

OriginPortuguese xarafin ← Arabic اَشْرَاف →
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Meanings

nounxeraphim (plural xeraphims)

plural xeraphims · alternative serafin · alternative seraphin · alternative xerafine · alternative xerafim · alternative xeraphin · alternative xerapheen · alternative xerafin

  1. historicalAn old monetary unit of Portuguese India from the 16th to 19th centuries, equal to 300 reis.

Origin

  1. Arabicاَشْرَاف
  2. Portuguesexarafin
  3. Englishxeraphim

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

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APA

xeraphim. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/xeraphim

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“xeraphim.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/xeraphim. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

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