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Mar·ra·no M0120000 (mə-rä′nō)n. pl. Mar·ra·nos Offensive Used as a disparaging term for a Converso. [Spanish, pig, Marrano (from the Jewish prohibition against eating pork), probably from Arabic maḥram, something forbidden, from ḥarama, to forbid; see x̣rm in Semitic roots.]Marrano (məˈrɑːnəʊ) n, pl -nos (Judaism) a Spanish or Portuguese Jew of the late Middle Ages who was converted to Christianity, esp one forcibly converted but secretly adhering to Judaism[from Spanish, literally: pig, with reference to the Jewish prohibition against eating pig meat]Mar•ra•no (məˈrɑ noʊ) n., pl. -nos. a Spanish or Portuguese Jew forced to convert to Christianity during the late Middle Ages. [< Sp: literally, pig, from the Jewish law forbidding the eating of pork] ThesaurusNoun | 1. | Marrano - (medieval Spain and Portugal) a disparaging term for a Jew who converted to Christianity in order to avoid persecution but continued to practice their religion secretlyConverso - (medieval Spain and Portugal) a Jew or Moor who professed to convert to Christianity in order to avoid persecution or expulsion | TranslationsEncyclopediaSeeMarranosMarranoenUK
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