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Morisco

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Mo·ris·co  (m-rsk)
n. pl. Mo·ris·cos or Mo·ris·coes
A Moor, especially a Spanish Moor.
[Spanish, from Moro, Moor, from Latin Maurus; see Moor.]
Mo·risco adj.
Morisco [məˈrɪskəʊ], Moresco [məˈrɛskəʊ]
n pl -cos, -coes
1. (Social Science / Peoples) a Spanish Moor
2. (Performing Arts / Dancing) a morris dance
adj
(Fine Arts & Visual Arts / Architecture) another word for Moorish
[from Spanish, from Moro Moor]
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