morisco

Speech parts

1. morisco - Noun

2. morisco - Adjective

3. Morisco - Proper noun

Meaning

Moresque.

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.

Examples

Exactions imposed on the Moriscos paved the way to a major Morisco revolt happening in 1568, with the final expulsion of the Moriscos from Castile taking place in 1609; they were driven from Aragon at about the same time. Source: Internet

In reaction, there was a Morisco uprising in the Alpujarras from 1568 to 1571. Source: Internet

Quote: "Andalusi Arabic sources, as opposed to later Mudéjar and Morisco sources in Aljamiado and medieval Spanish texts, neither refer to individuals as Moors nor recognize any such group, community or culture." Source: Internet

The Almohad influence on architecture is also preserved in the Granada neighborhood called the Albaicín with its fine examples of Moorish and Morisco construction. Source: Internet

The author of the fictional text is Cide Hamete Benengeli, a name that is clearly of a Morisco. Source: Internet

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