Marrano

Grammar

This term is a noun.

Etimology of Marrano

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Jew or Moor converted to Christianity, 1580s, from Spanish, probably literally “pig, swine,” an expression of contempt, from Arabic muharram “forbidden thing” (eating of pork is forbidden by Muslim and Jewish religious law), from haruma “was forbidden” (see harem).