Morisco

[muh-ris-koh]

adjective

Moorish.

noun, plural Mo·ris·cos, Mo·ris·coes.

a Moor, especially one of the Moors of Spain.

Origin of Morisco

1540–50; < Spanish, equivalent to Mor(o) Moor + -isco adj. suffix

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Examples from the Web for morisco

Historical Examples of morisco

It was of a composite architecture, between the Morisco and the Spanish.
The Pirate and The Three Cutters
Frederick Marryat
And this again led to the forcible expulsion of every Morisco in Spain.
A Short History of Spain
Mary Platt Parmele
There, amid the ruins of Morisco's Castle, he died mad on August 29, 1620.
Sir Walter Ralegh
William Stebbing
While in Phœnix, Morisco wore a piece of courtplaster on one side of his face.
Motor Matt's "Century" Run
Stanley R. Matthews
From what I got from Morisco, I figure that the little one had a hard time of it.
Motor Matt's "Century" Run
Stanley R. Matthews

British Dictionary definitions for morisco

Morisco

Moresco (məˈrɛskəʊ)

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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Word Origin and History for morisco

Morisco

adj.

1550s, from Spanish morisco, from Moro (see Moor).