moro

See also: Moro, moró, and m’oro

Catalan

Pronunciation

• (Balearic, Valencian) IPA^(key): /ˈmɔ.ɾo/
• (Central) IPA^(key): /ˈmɔ.ɾu/

Noun

moro m (plural moros)

1. Moor
2. Muslim

Verb

moro

1. first-person singular present indicative form of morir

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Esperanto

Pronunciation

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• IPA^(key): /ˈmoro/
• Hyphenation: mo‧ro
• Rhymes: -oro

Noun

moro (accusative singular moron, plural moroj, accusative plural morojn)

1. custom, mores

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Finnish

(index mo)

Pronunciation

• Hyphenation: mo‧ro

Interjection

moro

1. (colloquial) Hello, hi (used when meeting, sometimes when parting). Used especially in Häme (Tavastia) region.

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Italian

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -ɔro

Etymology 1

From Latin mōrus (“black mulberry tree”), from Ancient Greek μόρον (móron).

Noun

moro m (plural mori)

1. mulberry tree

   Synonym: gelso

Related terms

• mora (“mulberry”)

Etymology 2

From Latin Maurus

Noun

moro m (plural mori, feminine mora)

1. Moor (dark-skinned person)

Adjective

moro (feminine singular mora, masculine plural mori, feminine plural more)

1. black
2. Moorish
3. dark-skinned

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Japanese

Romanization

moro

1. Rōmaji transcription of もろ

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Latin

Noun

mōrō

1. dative singular of mōrus
2. ablative singular of mōrus

References

• moro in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• moro in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Hachette

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Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

From mot (“mind”) +‎ ro (“pleasure, delight”).

Noun

moro f or m (definite singular moroa or moroen, uncountable)

1. amusement, fun

Derived terms

• moromann

References

• “moro” in The Bokmål Dictionary.

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Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology

From mot (“mind”) +‎ ro (“pleasure, delight”).

Noun

moro f (definite singular moroa, uncountable)

1. amusement, fun

Derived terms

• moromann

References

• “moro” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

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Portuguese

Verb

moro

1. first-person singular (eu) present indicative of morar

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Serbo-Croatian

Noun

moro (Cyrillic spelling моро)

1. vocative singular of mora

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Spanish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈmoɾo/

Etymology 1

From Latin Maurus.

Noun

moro m (plural moros, feminine mora, feminine plural moras)

1. a Moor (North African Muslim)
2. (colloquial) a Muslim or Arab, particularly Muslims in the southern Philippines

Derived terms

• el oro y el moro
• Matamoros (a surname and toponym)
• moreno
• morisco
• moros y cristianos (rice and beans dish cooked in Cuba and Dominican Republic)
• no hay moros en la costa

 

Etymology 2

From Latin morāre (“to dwell”).

Verb

moro

1. First-person singular (yo) present indicative form of morar.

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Sranan Tongo

Etymology

From English more.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈmo.ro/

Adjective

moro

1. more

Usage notes

Mowo is also used for the comparative form of an adjective.

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Venetian

Etymology

Compare Italian moro.

Adjective

moro m (feminine singular mora, masculine plural mori, feminine plural more)

1. black, dark
2. Moorish

Noun

moro m (plural mori)

1. mulberry
2. negro