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Where does “mozárabe” come from?

mozárabe (Spanish) comes from Arabic مُسْتَعْرِب, from Arabic اِسْتَعْرَبَ — to adopt Arab customs; to adopt Arab culture.

mozárabe (Spanish): Mozarabic; Mozarab

Definitions

  1. Mozarabic; Mozarab

Ancestry of “mozárabe”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Arabicمُسْتَعْرِبone who adopts Arab culture
2Arabicاِسْتَعْرَبَto adopt Arab customs; to adopt Arab culture

Words derived from “mozárabe”

  • Mozarab
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