Spanish hog

Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary Word definitions in Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
"Jew or Moor converted to Christianity," 1580s, from Spanish, probably literally "pig, swine," an expression of contempt, from Arabic muharram "forbidden thing" (eating of pork is forbidden by Muslim and Jewish religious law), from haruma "was forbidden" ...

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Marranos were originally Jews living in Iberia who converted or were forced to convert to Christianity , some of whom may have continued to practice Judaism in secret . The term came into later use in 1492 with the Castilian Alhambra Decree , reversing ...