Converso Definition

kən-vĕrsō
conversos
noun
A Jew living in Spain or Portugal during the Spanish Inquisition who converted to Christianity under threat of persecution.
Webster's New World

Other Word Forms of Converso

Noun

Singular:
Converso
Plural:
conversos

Origin of Converso

  • Spanish a convert from converso converted from Medieval Latin conversus from Latin past participle of convertere to turn around, convert convert

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

  • From Spanish converso.

    From Wiktionary

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Words Starting With

CCOCON

Words Ending With

OSORSO

Unscrambles

Converso

Words Starting With C and Ending With O

Starts With C & Ends With OStarts With CO & Ends With OStarts With C & Ends With SO

Word Length

8 Letter Words8 Letter Words Starting With C8 Letter Words Ending With O