Mudéjar

Meanings

Adjective

• Of or pertaining to the Moors of Al-Andalus who remained in Christian territory after the Reconquista but were not converted to Christianity.
• Of or pertaining to the style of Iberian architecture and decoration of the 12th to 16th centuries

Noun

• Any of the Moors of Al-Andalus who remained in Christian territory after the Reconquista but were not converted to Christianity.
• a style of Iberian architecture and decoration of the 12th to 16th centuries

Origin

• From Spanish mudéjar, from Arabic مُدَجَّن, from the verb دَجَّنَ, from دَجَنَ.