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converso

noun con·ver·so \kən-ˈver-(ˌ)sō, kōn-\
plural con·ver·sos

Definition of CONVERSO

:  a Jew who publicly recanted the Jewish faith and adopted Christianity under the pressure of the Spanish Inquisition
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Origin of CONVERSO

Spanish, literally, convert
First Known Use: 1889

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