Morisco
[ muh-ris-koh ]
/ məˈrɪs koʊ /
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adjective
noun, plural Mo·ris·cos, Mo·ris·coes.
a Moor, especially one of the Moors of Spain.
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Morisco
Moresco (məˈrɛskəʊ)
/ (məˈrɪskəʊ) /
noun plural -cos or -coes
a Spanish Moor
a morris dance
adjective
another word for Moorish
Word Origin for Morisco
C16: from Spanish, from Moro Moor
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