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Morisco

2 ENTRIES FOUND:
  1. Morisco (noun)
  2. morisca (noun)

Mo·ris·co

noun \mə-ˈris-(ˌ)kō, mȯ-\
plural Mo·ris·cos or Mo·ris·coes

Definition of MORISCO

: moor; especially : a Spanish Moor converted to Christianity
— Morisco adjective

Origin of MORISCO

Spanish, from morisco, adjective, from moro Moor
First Known Use: 1625

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