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 Definitions of marrano  [əˈrɑ noʊ]  

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Definition of 'marrano' Random House Webster's College Dictionary 

1. (n.) Marrano
a Spanish or Portuguese Jew forced to convert to Christianity during the late Middle Ages.

Etymology:  (< Sp: lit., pig, from the Jewish law forbidding the eating of pork)

Definition of 'marrano' Princeton's WordNet 

1. (noun) Marrano
(medieval Spain and Portugal) a disparaging term for a Jew who converted to Christianity in order to avoid persecution but continued to practice their religion secretly

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