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moresque

3 ENTRIES FOUND:
  1. 1) moresque (adjective)
  2. 2) moresque (noun)
  3. Hispano-Moresque (adjective)

1mo·resque

adj, often capitalized \mȯ-ˈresk, mə-\

Definition of MORESQUE

: having the characteristics of Moorish art or architecture

Origin of MORESQUE

French, from Spanish morisco, from moro Moor, from Latin Maurus
First Known Use: circa 1611

Rhymes with MORESQUE

burlesque, grotesque

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