Chamorro

[ chuh-mawr-oh; Spanish chah-mawr-raw ]

noun,plural Cha·mor·ros

[chuh-mawr-ohz; Spanish chah-mawr-raws], /tʃəˈmɔr oʊz; Spanish tʃɑˈmɔr rɔs/, (especially collectively) Cha·mor·ro.

CHamoru.

Origin of Chamorro

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First recorded in 1945–50; from Spanish, from CHamoru Chamorri, the name of the highest, ruling caste of that people

Words Nearby Chamorro

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How to use Chamorro in a sentence

Chamorro proclaimed himself duly elected, and was installed in office at Granada, the chief city of the Servile faction.
By-Ways of War | James Jeffrey Roche
It also obtained among the Chamorro of the Ladrones, who termed it tshomiko.
Philippine Progress Prior to 1898 | Various
Their language is Chamorro, much resembling the Visayan dialect.
The Philippine Islands | John Foreman

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