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| Mar·ra·no [ mə rnō ] (plural Mar·ra·nos) |
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Iberian Jew: in the Middle Ages, a Jew from Spain or Portugal who converted to Christianity under duress and without conviction, and who continued to practice Judaism in secret
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| [Late 16th century. < Spanish, "pig" (from the Jewish prohibition against pork)] |
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