Morisco

Spanish morisco Moorish.

Morisco (plural Moriscos or Moriscoes)

1. A Moor.
2. The Moorish style of architecture.
3. A Muslim convert to Christianity.
4. (obsolete) The morris dance.
   • 1601, Marston, John, What You Will, Act 4, Scene 1:

     Your wit skips a morisco; but, by the brightest spangle of tire, I vouchsafe you entire unaffected favour.

5. (obsolete) A morris dancer.
   • 1591, Shakespeare, William, Henry VI, Part 1, Act 3, Scene 1:

     I have seen / Him caper upright like a wild Morisco, / Shaking the bloody darts as he his bells.

Morisco

1. The Moorish language.