moros y cristianos

Spanish
FWOTD – 12 August 2014

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˌmoɾos i kɾisˈtjanos/ [ˌmo.ɾos i kɾisˈt̪ja.nos]
  • Syllabification: mo‧ros y cris‧tia‧nos

Noun

moros y cristianos m pl (plural only)

  1. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see moros,‎ y,‎ cristianos.
  2. a traditional festival celebrated in various cities across Spain, during which a mediaeval battle between pompously dressed Moors and Christians is simulated, ending with the Christians retaking the city
    • 2003, Marlène Albert-Llorca, José Antonio González Alcantud, Moros y Cristianos, Presses Universitaires du Mirail, →ISBN, page 12:
      Los misioneros que introdujeron las comedias de moros y cristianos en el Nuevo Mundo hicieron de la oposición moros/cristianos una metáfora de la oposición entre indios y cristianos.
      The missionaries who introduced the Moor and Christian comedies into the New World turned the Moors/Christians opposition into a metaphor of the opposition between Indians and Christians.
  3. (cooking) a Cuban dish consisting of black beans (the Moors) and rice (the Christians)
    Synonyms: gallopinto, casamiento

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