marrano
Meanings
noun
- Alternative letter-case form of Marrano: a Jew who converted to Catholicism under threat or force.
noun
- Any of the Sephardi Jews who stayed in Iberia during the Spanish Inquisition, and continued to practice Judaism in secret.
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From Spanish marrano, of disputed origin. Perhaps a transferred use of marrano (“hog”), but many sources regard them as distinct words. Doublet of Muharram.
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