Mozarab

American

[moh-zar-uhb] / moʊˈzær əb /

noun

a Christian in Spain who, during Muslim rule, was permitted to practice Christianity.

Mozarab British

/ məʊˈzærəb /

noun

(formerly) a Christian of Moorish Spain

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Derived Forms

Mozarabic

adjective

Etymology

Origin of Mozarab

First recorded in 1780–90; from Spanish mozárabe, from Arabic mustaʿrib “one assimilated to the Arabs”

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