Etymology

Mudéjar

Today it means: Of or pertaining to the Moors of al-Andalus who remained in Christian territory after the Reconquista but were not converted to Christianity. Full definition →

Spanish mudéjar ← Arabic مُدَجَّن
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  1. Arabic · derived fromمُدَجَّن“domesticated”
  2. Spanish · derived frommudéjar
  3. English todayMudéjar

From Spanish mudéjar, from Arabic مُدَجَّن (mudajjan, “domesticated”), from the verb دَجَّنَ (dajjana, “to tame”), from دَجَنَ (dajana, “to become accustomed”).

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