English

Proper noun

Moro

1. A Kordofanian language spoken in Sudan.

External links

• Ethnologue entry for Moro, mor

Etymology 2

From Spanish, meaning Moor.

Noun

Moro ‎(plural Moros)

1. (historical) A member of the Muslim tribes of the southern Philippines.

Anagrams

• moor, Moor
• room

Catalan

Noun

moro m ‎(plural moros)

1. Moor
2. Moslem

Verb

moro

1. first-person singular present indicative form of morir

Esperanto

Noun

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

1. custom, mores

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.

Italian

Etymology 1

From Latin mōrus.

Noun

moro m ‎(plural mori)

1. mulberry tree

Etymology 2

From Latin Maurus

Noun

moro m ‎(plural mori, feminine mora)

1. Moor (dark-skinned person)

Adjective

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

1. black
2. Moorish
3. dark-skinned

Japanese

Romanization

moro

1. rōmaji reading of もろ

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
• Félix Gaffiot (1934), “moro”, in Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Paris: Hachette.

Norwegian

Etymology

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

Noun

moro f

1. amusement, fun

Portuguese

Verb

moro

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

Spanish

Etymology 1

From Latin Maurus.

Noun

moro m ‎(plural moros, feminine mora)

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

Derived terms

Etymology 2

From Latin morāre "to dwell"

Verb

moro

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

Sranan Tongo

Etymology

From English more.

Adjective

moro

1. more

Usage notes

"Moro" is also used for the comparative form of an adjective.

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