morisca
noun
mo·ris·ca
məˈriskə
variants or morisco
-i(ˌ)skō
plural -s
: a battle dance symbolizing the victory of the Christians over the Moors that developed during the Crusades, varied in different periods and countries, and is still popular at fiestas of the Iberian peninsula and Latin America
Word History
Etymology
modification (probably influenced by Morisco entry 1) of Italian moresca, from feminine of moresco moorish
- ell's cockatoo
- ellachick
- ellagic acid
- ellagitannin
- ellas
- elleck
- Ellenborough
- eller
- elles
- Ellesmere Island
- ellestadite
- ellice islands
- Ellington
- Elliot's pheasant
- Elliott
- ellipse
- ellipses
- ellipsis
- ellipsograph
- ellipsographs
- ellipsoid
- ellipsoid of revolution
- ellipsoidal
- ellipsoidal spotlight
- ellipsoids