muladí

noun

mu·​la·​dí

ˌmüləˈt͟hē

plural muladíes

-(ˌ)ās

: a Spaniard who adopted Islam during the Moorish occupation compare mozarab

Word History

Etymology

Spanish, from Arabic muwalladīn adopted ones

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