morisque
French, adjective
morisque is spelled M-O-R-I-S-Q-U-E (8 letters) and appears about once in every 36 million words in written French, the 192,066th most frequent French word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Morisque is a French adjective meaning “Moorish” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). With a capital, Morisque is a different word: “Morisco, Moor”. The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “Relatif, appartenant aux Morisques”.
What does morisque mean in English?
adjective
- 1
Moorish
noun
- 1
femininemasculineMorisco, Moor
Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How French dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Nom donné aux musulmans restés en Espagne suite aux décrets de conversion au catholicisme publiés au XV^(ème) siècle.
noun: 1. Sorte de danse à la manière des mores.
adjective: 1. Relatif, appartenant aux Morisques.
The definition in the French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), in French.
Source: French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of morisque
- morisques plural
- Morisques plural
- mauresque
- moresque
Source: English Wiktionary and French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How common is morisque in French?
morisque appears about once in every 36 million words in written French.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).