marrano
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marrano¹
noun marranos
- Alternative letter-case form of Marrano: a Jew who converted to Catholicism under threat or force.
Marrano²
- /məˈɹɑːnəʊ/ UK
Where it comes from
From Spanish marrano, of disputed origin. Perhaps a transferred use of marrano (“hog”), but many sources regard them as distinct words. Doublet of Muharram.
noun Marranos · marrano
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Any of the Sephardi Jews who stayed in Iberia during the Spanish Inquisition, and continued to practice Judaism in secret.
Look at the Crypto-Jews, the Marranos, who for centuries lived a double life, outwardly Christians, but handing down secretly from generation to generation the faith, the traditions, the observances of Judaism.
Similar: converso, crypto-Jew
Translations
Talk about this word "marrano." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/marrano. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. marrano. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/marrano "marrano." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/marrano.Cite this
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