MORESQUE


Meaning of MORESQUE in English

n.

Pronunciation: mo ̇ - ' resk, m ə -

Function: adjective

Usage: often cap

Etymology: French, from Spanish morisco, from moro Moor, from Latin Maurus

Date: circa 1611

: having the characteristics of Moorish art or architecture

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