moresqueadjectivecommon nounSyllable DecompositionmoresqueEtymologyexpandfrom mauresque, the "au" perhaps having been transformed into "o" due to the fact that the difference between /ɔ/ and /o/ is little to no marked in unstressed position in French.Definition1. A kind of dance in the manner of the Moors.expandDanser la moresque.See alsomoresques (adj.) mauresque (cn.) moresque (adj.)