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moro

Pronunciation: /ˈmoɾo/

“moro” is a Spanish word. Its 9 meanings in English:

noun

  1. a Moor (member of the Islamic people of Arab or Amazigh origin who ruled most of the Iberian Peninsula and parts of North Africa between the 8th and 15th centuries)
  2. a Moroccan
  3. an Arab
  4. a Muslim, usually from the Maghreb
  5. one of the Moro Muslims of the Philippines (especially from the Bangsamoro region of Mindanao)

adjective

  1. Moorish (of or relating to the Moors)
  2. Moroccan
  3. Arab
  4. Muslim, usually referring to the Maghreb region

In Spanish

  1. Propio de, relativo a o devoto del Islam.
  2. Por extensión, originario del norte de África, sea cual sea su religión o etnia.
  3. Por extensión, que no es cristiano.
  4. Dicho del vino: Que no lleva mezcla de agua.
  5. Dicho del pelaje del caballo: De color oscuro o negro, con pelos blancos intercalados entre los oscuros y mancha blanca en la frente o el hocico.
  6. Dicho del pelaje del caballo: De color oscuro con las patas blancas.
  7. Dicho del pelaje del caballo: De color blanco con manchas o reflejos oscuros.
  8. Dicho del pelaje del caballo: De mezcla de color alazán y blanco.

Etymology

Inherited from Old Spanish moro, from Latin Maurus. Doublet of Mauro.

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