morisco
/məˈrɪskəʊ/noun
morisco is spelled M-O-R-I-S-C-O: 7 letters. It appears about once in every 43 million words in written English, the 201,693rd most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, morisco means “Alternative letter-case form of Morisco” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of morisco is moriscos or moriscoes.
How many letters and syllables are in morisco?
| Letters | 7: M-O-R-I-S-C-O |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 43 million words; the 201,693rd most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is morisco?
Morisco appears about once in every 43 million words in written English, the 201,693rd most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How do you pronounce morisco?
- /məˈrɪskəʊ/
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Forms of morisco
- moriscos plural
- moriscoes plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does morisco mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
Alternative letter-case form of Morisco.
noun
- 1
A Moor, especially one who had converted to Christianity.
- 2
The Moorish style of architecture.
- 3
obsoleteThe morris dance.
- 4
obsoleteA morris dancer.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does morisco come from?
Borrowed from Spanish morisco (“Moorish”), from moro (“Moor”).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).