morello

[ muh-rel-oh ]

/ məˈrɛl oʊ /

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noun, plural mo·rel·los.

a variety of sour cherry having dark-colored skin and juice.

the tree bearing this fruit.

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Origin of morello

First recorded in 1640–50; perhaps from Italian amarello a variety of sour cherry, confused (in English ) with Italian morello “blackish”; see origin at amarelle, morel²

Words nearby morello

more fun than a barrel of monkeys, more in sorrow than in anger, moreish, morel, Morelia, morello, Morelos, Morelos y Pavón, more often than not, more or less, moreover

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How to use morello in a sentence

I thought it bookended nicely with the earlier, Fatal Attraction scenes of Morello in the van.
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After being yelled at like that by Christopher, is it comforting or horrifying for Morello to run into Nichols immediately?
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Lorna Morello and Nicky Nichols are two of the most important characters on Orange Is the New Black.
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They only went on one date, and then Morello began stalking him.
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If jamming with Tom Morello on a bunch of castoffs and covers is good enough for Peter, then fine.
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"He stands a chance of getting captured by Col. Morello's band," exclaimed Joe.
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We know that that ornery bunch of skunks and coyotes of Morello's is sky-hootin' round here some place.
The Motor Rangers Through the Sierras|Marvin West
It also came into his mind that Col. Morello's band was reputed to have their hiding place somewhere in the vicinity.
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Col. Morello exacted implicit obedience from his band, which at this time numbered some twenty men of various nationalities.
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Colonel Morello looked up as they entered, but did not seem much surprised.
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British Dictionary definitions for morello

morello

/ (məˈrɛləʊ) /

noun plural -los

a variety of small very dark sour cherry, Prunus cerasus austera

Word Origin for morello

C17: perhaps from Medieval Latin amārellum diminutive of Latin amārus bitter, but also influenced by Italian morello blackish

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