Definition of Morisco. Meaning of Morisco. Synonyms of Morisco

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Definition of Morisco

Morisco
Morisco Mo*ris"co, a. [Sp. See Morris the dance.] Moresque.
Morisco
Morisco Mo*ris"co, n. [Sp. morisco Moorish.] A thing of Moorish origin; as: (a) The Moorish language. (b) A Moorish dance, now called morris dance. Marston. (c) One who dances the Moorish dance. Shak. (d) Moresque decoration or architecture.

Meaning of Morisco from wikipedia

- Moriscos (Spanish: [moˈɾiskos], Catalan: [muˈɾiskus]; Portuguese: mouriscos [moˈɾiʃkuʃ]; Spanish for "Moorish") were former Muslims and their descendants...
- Expulsion of the Moriscos (Spanish: Expulsión de los moriscos) was decreed by King Philip III of Spain on April 9, 1609. The Moriscos were descendants...
- Luccas Morisco da Silva (born 10 January 2004) is a Brazilian footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Coritiba. Born in Curitiba, Paraná, Morisco joined...
- The Morisco Quran describes a selection of Quranic excerpts that constituted Qurans used in Morisco communities in Iberia beginning in the early 16th...
- The Morisco Kiosk (Local: Kiosco Morisco, English: Moorish Kiosk) is a kiosk structure in Colonia Santa María la Ribera in Mexico City, Mexico. It is situated...
- as Muhammad ibn Umayyah (Arabic: محمد بن أمية), was a Morisco leader who commanded the Morisco Revolt against Philip II of Spain in the Alpujarras region...
- The Morisco is the 2011 novel by the Moroccan novelist, historian, and politician, H****an Aourid It was published by Dar Abi Raqraq publishing in Rabat...
- Catholic po****tion known as "Moriscos". Discontent among the new "Moriscos" led to a second rebellion, led by a Morisco known as Aben Humeya, starting...
- the Spanish cognate cuarterón is used to describe cuarterón de mulato or morisco (someone whose racial origin is three-quarters white and one-quarter black)...
- Andrea Morisco (in Gr****: Ἀνδρέας Μουρίσκος, Andreas Mouriskos) was a Genoese pirate active in the Aegean Sea in the late 13th century, who in 1304 entered...