Morisco
adjective
Moriscos
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pluralof Morisco.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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But some Sunnis also practiced taqiyya, particularly the Moriscos, Muslims who were forced to convert to Catholicism in Spain during the 1500s.
From Washington Post ● Sep. 22, 2015
Only in his flamenco-flavored encore, Manuel Serrapi's "Aires Moriscos," could Moreno coax a richer, more resonant timbre from his instrument.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 8, 2015
The Moriscos had destroyed the bridge, and only a few tottering planks remained, by which a venturesome scout might cross if needful.
From The Moors in Spain by Stanley Lane-Poole
As France half-ruined herself by expelling the Huguenots, the most industrious of her population, Spain did the same in expelling the Moriscos, to whose skill and industry she owed so much of her prosperity.
From Historical Tales - The Romance of Reality - Volume VII by Charles Morris
Between the Moors of Barbary and the Spaniards a deadly and continued war raged for centuries, both before and after the expulsion of the Moriscos from Spain.
From The Zincali: an account of the gypsies of Spain by George Henry Borrow
