According to the dictionary of the Real Academia Española, "Muladi" means "Christian Spaniard who, during the Islamic domination in Spain, embraced Islam and lived among the Muslims," while Bernards and Nawas say the plural form of the word seems to be restricted to al-Andalus, almost exclusively to the areas of Mérida, Granada, Seville and Jaén.
Imenovali so se tudi "musalimah" – islamizirani.