Moro

[ mawr-oh, mohr-oh ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

noun

, plural Mo·ros, (especially collectively) Mo·ro.

a member of any of the various tribes of Muslim Malays in the southern Philippines.

Moro

[ mawr-oh, mor-oh; Italian maw-raw ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

Al·do [al, -doh, ahl, -daw], 1916–78, Italian lawyer, author, and statesman: prime minister 1963–68, 1974–76.

Moro

/ ˈmɔːro /

MoroAldo19161978MItalianPOLITICS: statesmanPOLITICS: prime minister Aldo (ˈaldo). 1916–78, Italian Christian Democrat statesman; prime minister of Italy (1963–68; 1974–76) and minister of foreign affairs (1965–66; 1969–72; 1973–74). He negotiated the entry of the Italian Communist Party into coalition government before being kidnapped by the Red Brigades in 1978 and murdered

Moro

/ ˈmɔːrəʊ /

-ros-ro a member of a group of predominantly Muslim peoples of the S Philippines: noted for their manufacture of weapons
the language of these peoples, belonging to the Malayo-Polynesian family

Origin of Moro¹

< Spanish < Latin Maurus Moor

Origin of Moro¹

C19: via Spanish from Latin Maurus Moor

Moro wondered at “the final straw that broke” Sherpa-Western relations.

The incident seemed to be over, and Moro and his teammates resumed the climb, later returning to the lower camp.

But, according to Moro, some 100 Sherpas, their faces covered in scarves, were ready for the men.

This beautiful work offers an insight into the fascinating, but complicated, world of il Moro.

Thenceforth he was always a reliable ally of the Spaniards against Moro incursions.

To the great amazement of the Moro chiefs, the waggons suddenly became stationary, whilst the released horses galloped on ahead!

According to Moro custom the fruit of a manʼs labour belongs to the Datto who gives the man a subsistence.

We lost several of our men who went down before Moro bullets, and disease got a few also.

A delightful figure was that of a Moro dressed in a faded sarong drawn closely about him from waist to knee.

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