Mudejar

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A form of Mudéjar — Of or pertaining to the Moors of al-Andalus who remained in Christian territory after the Reconquista but were not converted to Christianity.

OriginSpanish mudéjar ← Arabic مُدَجَّن →
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Meanings

adjectiveMudejar (not comparable)
  1. alternativenot comparablealternative spelling of Mudéjar
nounMudejar (countable and uncountable, plural Mudejars or Mudejares)

plural Mudejars · plural Mudejares

  1. alternativecountableuncountablealternative spelling of Mudéjar

Origin

  1. Arabicمُدَجَّن“domesticated”
  2. Spanishmudéjar
  3. EnglishMudejar

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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APA

Mudejar. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Mudejar

MLA

“Mudejar.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Mudejar. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Mudejar,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Mudejar.

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