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Morisco

[muh-ris-koh]

Mo·ris·co

[muh-ris-koh] adjective, noun, plural -cos, -coes.
adjective
noun
2.
a Moor, especially one of the Moors of Spain.

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Morisco is always a great word to know.
So is callithumpian. Does it mean:
a children's mummer's parade, as on the Fourth of July, with prizes for the best costumes.
a scrap or morsel of food left at a meal.

Origin:
1540–50; < Spanish, equivalent to Mor(o) Moor + -isco adj. suffix
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Morisco or Moresco (məˈrɪskəʊ, məˈrɛskəʊ)
 
n , pl -cos, -coes
1.  a Spanish Moor
2.  a morris dance
 
adj
3.  another word for Moorish
 
[C16: from Spanish, from MoroMoor]
 
Moresco or Moresco
 
n
 
adj
 
[C16: from Spanish, from MoroMoor]

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