Moro

See also: Appendix:Variations of "moro"

English

Etymology 1

Proper noun

Moro

1. A Heiban language spoken in the Nuba Mountains of Kordofan, Sudan.

Further reading

• Ethnologue entry for Moro, mor ⁠

Etymology 2

From Spanish moro (“Moor”). Doublet of Moor.

Pronunciation

• (General American) IPA^(key): /ˈmɔɹoʊ/

Noun

Moro (plural Moros)

1. A Muslim inhabitant of the Philippines

Derived terms

• Moroland

Etymology 3

Proper noun

Moro

1. A small city, the county seat of Sherman County, Oregon, United States.

See also

• Moro reflex

Anagrams

• Moor, Romo, moor, room

Italian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈmɔ.ro/
• Rhymes: -ɔro
• Hyphenation: Mò‧ro

Proper noun

Moro m or f by sense

1. a surname

Portuguese

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈmo.ɾu/

Proper noun

Moro

1. a surname

Tagalog

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish moro (“Moor”), from Latin Maurus, from Ancient Greek Μαυρούσιος (Mauroúsios, “Mauretanian”).

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /ˈmoɾo/ [ˈmoː.ɾo]
• Rhymes: -oɾo
• Syllabification: Mo‧ro

Noun

Moro (Baybayin spelling ᜋᜓᜇᜓ)

1. term used by the Spanish to refer to Muslims in the Philippines (especially southern Philippines)

   Synonyms: Muslim, Musulman, Mahometano

Derived terms

• moro-moro

 

Related terms

• morena
• moreno
• morisketa
• morisketa tostada

 

See also

• Islam