moriaan

Dutch

Etymology

Attested circa 1400 in "de Tafel van den kersten ghelove" by Dirc van Delf.

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Noun

moriaan m (plural morianen, diminutive moriaantje n)

  1. (archaic) negro, nigger
  2. (archaic) Arab, Moor
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