"Marrano" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /məˈɹɑːnəʊ/ [UK] Forms: Marranos [plural], marrano [alternative]
Etymology: From Spanish marrano, of disputed origin. Perhaps a transferred use of marrano (“hog”), but many sources regard them as distinct words. Doublet of Muharram. Etymology templates: {{bor|en|es|marrano}} Spanish marrano, {{doublet|en|Muharram}} Doublet of Muharram, {{root|en|ar|ح ر م}} Head templates: {{en-noun}} Marrano (plural Marranos)
  1. (historical, Judaism) Any of the Sephardi Jews who stayed in Iberia during the Spanish Inquisition, and continued to practice Judaism in secret. Tags: Judaism, historical Synonyms: converso, crypto-Jew Derived forms: Marranic, Marranism Related terms: Anusim 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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Alternative forms

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