When you hear 'converso' are you hearing English or Spanish?

'Converso' is a word borrowed from Spanish 'converso'. The word entered the English language some time around 1889.

converso [noun] [1889]

A Jew who publicly recanted the Jewish faith and adopted Christianity under the pressure of the Spanish Inquisition

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Etymology: Spanish, literally, convert

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