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noun
Alternative letter-case form of Marrano: a Jew who converted to Catholicism under threat or force.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: alt-of, historical
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noun
Any of the Sephardi Jews who stayed in Iberia during the Spanish Inquisition, and continued to practice Judaism in secret.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: Judaism, historical
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noun
(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 secretly
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Broader terms: Converso
History
From Spanish marrano, of disputed origin. Perhaps a transferred use of marrano (“hog”), but many sources regard them as distinct words. Doublet of Muharram.
Across languages
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