Significado de moros y cristianos | Babel Free

Definiciones

1. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see moros, y, cristianos.
   masculine, plural, plural-only
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
   masculine, plural, plural-only
3. a Cuban dish consisting of black beans (the Moors) and rice (the Christians)
   masculine, plural, plural-only

Ejemplos

“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.

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