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Where does “Marrano” come from?

Marrano (English) comes from Spanish marrano, from Arabic مُحَرَّم, from Arabic حَرَّمَ — to forbid.

Marrano (English): Any of the Sephardi Jews who stayed in Iberia...

Definitions

  1. Any of the Sephardi Jews who stayed in Iberia...

Ancestry of “Marrano”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Spanishmarranopig; converted Jew
2Arabicمُحَرَّمforbidden
3Arabicحَرَّمَto forbid

Words derived from “Marrano”

  • Marranism
Every word from Arabic حَرَّمَ →