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Morisco

American  
[muh-ris-koh] / məˈrɪs koʊ /

adjective

  1. Moorish.

noun

plural

Moriscos, Moriscoes

  1. a Moor, especially one of the Moors of Spain.

Morisco British  
/ məˈrɪskəʊ, məˈrɛskəʊ /

noun

  1. a Spanish Moor

  2. a morris dance

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adjective

  1. another word for Moorish

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Etymology

Origin of Morisco

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

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