"Marrano" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /məˈɹɑːnəʊ/ [UK] Forms: Marranos [plural]
Etymology: From Spanish marrano, of disputed origin. Perhaps a transferred use of marrano (“hog”), but many sources regard them as distinct words. Etymology templates: {{der|en|es|marrano}} Spanish marrano Head templates: {{en-noun}} Marrano (plural Marranos)
  1. (historical) Any of the Sephardi Jews who stayed in Iberia during the Spanish Inquisition, and continued to practice Judaism in secret. Wikipedia link: Marrano Tags: historical Derived forms: Marranic, Marranism Translations (Iberian Jew who practised Judaism in secret): marrane [masculine] (French), אָנוּס (anus) (Hebrew), marrano [masculine] (Portuguese), marrano (english: no longer associated with Jews) [archaic, masculine] (Spanish)

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