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juramentado
[ Spanish hoo-rah-men-tah-thaw ]
noun
, plural ju·ra·men·ta·dos [hoo-, r, ah-men-, tah, -, th, aws].
- (formerly) a Muslim, especially a Moro, bound by an oath to be killed fighting against Christians and other infidels.
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Origin of juramentado1
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Example Sentences
"But Americans have just as much right to go juramentado as the Moros," said the general.
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Murders and juramentado attacks occurred in the vicinity of Jolo.
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A juramentado is a man who takes an oath to die killing Christians.
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That night as the Americans swung along under the dome of brilliant stars, a question arose as to the meaning of juramentado.
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But (he threw up his hands to indicate his helplessness) who could stop the sacred juramentado?
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