morello

[ muh-rel-oh ]

noun,plural mo·rel·los.
  1. a variety of sour cherry having dark-colored skin and juice.

  2. the tree bearing this fruit.

Origin of morello

1
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

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British Dictionary definitions for morello

morello

/ (məˈrɛləʊ) /


nounplural -los
  1. a variety of small very dark sour cherry, Prunus cerasus austera

Origin of morello

1
C17: perhaps from Medieval Latin amārellum diminutive of Latin amārus bitter, but also influenced by Italian morello blackish

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