English Explanatory Dictionary

Mudéjar

English dictionary entry

Meanings

adj
  1. Of or pertaining to the Moors of al-Andalus who remained in Christian territory after the Reconquista but were not converted to Christianity.
  2. Of or pertaining to the style of Iberian architecture and decoration of the 12th to 16th centuries.
noun
  1. Any of the Moors of al-Andalus who remained in Christian territory after the Reconquista but were not converted to Christianity.
  2. A style of Iberian architecture and decoration of the 12th to 16th centuries.

Word forms

Mudéjar Mudejar Mudéjars Mudéjares

Etymology

From Spanish mudéjar, from Arabic مُدَجَّن (mudajjan, “domesticated”), from the verb دَجَّنَ (dajjana, “to tame”), from دَجَنَ (dajana, “to become accustomed”).

Derived words

Neo-Mudéjar
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