Morisco
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Relating to people in Spain who became Christian after the Reconquista and to their culture
- adjective
- /məˈrɪskoʊ/
- Formal
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morisco
- The Morisco community celebrated their unique traditions during the annual festival.
Examples
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The professor gave a lecture on the Morisco language and its historical significance.
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He researched the Morisco influence on Spanish art and literature.
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Roke Ginard is a Catalan bandit who really existed, and like the Moriscos, he brings out an international dimension to the novel.
Surface Forms
Morisco positive
Etymology
Morisco as an adjective comes from the same Spanish parts Moro and -isco, where Moro means English 'Moor' and -isco shows 'belonging to', so Morisco describes things 'related to' those people, like their clothes, music, or buildings.